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Aflatoxins produced by Aspergillus nomius ASR3, a pathogen isolated from the leaf-cutter ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa

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Author(s):
da Silva-Junior, Eduardo Afonso ; Paludo, Camila Raquel ; Valadares, Lohan ; Lopes, Norberto Peporine ; do Nascimento, Fabio Santos ; Pupo, Monica Tallarico
Total Authors: 6
Document type: Journal article
Source: REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE FARMACOGNOSIA-BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOGNOSY; v. 27, n. 4, p. 529-532, JUL-AUG 2017.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Aspergillus spp. cause economic impacts due to aflatoxins production. Although the toxicity of aflatoxins is already known, little information about their ecological roles is available. Here we investigated the compounds produced by Aspergillus nomius ASR3 directly from a dead leaf-cutter queen ant Atta sexdens rubropilosa and the fungal axenic culture. Chemical analyses were carried out by high-resolution mass spectrometry and tandem mass spectrometry techniques. Aflatoxins B1 and G1 were detected in both the axenic culture and in the dead leaf-cutter queen ant. The presence of these mycotoxins in the dead leaf-cutter queen ant suggests that these compounds can be related to the insect pathogenicity of A. nomius against A. sexdens rubropilosa. (C) 2017 Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 12/24204-1 - Natural products involved in chemical and biological interactions of microorganisms associated to nests of the leaf-cutting ants Atta Sexdens rubropilosa
Grantee:Eduardo Afonso da Silva Junior
Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 12/22487-6 - Chemical and biological study of natural products of microorganisms associated with stingless bee species Scaptotrigona depilis
Grantee:Camila Raquel Paludo
Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 13/04092-7 - Natural products from microorganisms associated with the social insects Scaptotrigona depilis and Atta sexdens rubropilosa: chemical characterization, biological and ecological functions
Grantee:Mônica Tallarico Pupo
Support type: Regular Research Grants
FAPESP's process: 13/50954-0 - Novel therapeutic agents from the bacterial symbionts of Brazilian invertebrates
Grantee:Mônica Tallarico Pupo
Support type: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants