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Biotransformation Products of T-2 Toxin
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  • T-2
  • biotransformation
  • HepG2
  • in vitro
  • LC-Q-TOF MS
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This video is adapted from 10.3390/foods13101501

The T-2 toxin (T-2) is a type A trichothecene found in cereals. The formation of metabolites is a frequent cause of mycotoxin-induced toxicity. In this work, the conversion of T-2 during biotransformation reactions in HepG2 cells was evaluated. For this, HepG2 cells were exposed to 30 (IC50/2) and 60 (IC50) nM of T-2 for 0, 1, 2, 3, 6, 8 and 24 h, and the concentrations of T-2 and its metabolites HT-2, T2-triol, T2-tetraol and neosolaniol were determined in both the cell fraction and culture medium through liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry–time of flight (LC-Q-TOF MS). Results showed a fast metabolization of T-2 (>90%) during the first 2 h, with HT-2 as its main (>95%) biotransformation product. The cell fraction showed higher levels (p < 0.05) of HT-2 (39.9 ± 2.1 nM) compared to the culture medium (12.53 ± 2.4 nM). This trend was also observed for the identified metabolites. T2-triol reached its maximum concentration (1.7 ± 0.4 nM) at 2 h, and at later times a time-dependent increase in the T2-tetraol and neosolaniol concentrations was observed. The identification of T-2 metabolites shows the need to continue combined toxicity studies of mycotoxins for a correct risk characterization of these natural contaminants.

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Rodríguez-Carrasco, Y.; Taroncher, M.; Zingales, V.; Ruiz, M.J. Biotransformation Products of T-2 Toxin. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1562 (accessed on 05 December 2025).
Rodríguez-Carrasco Y, Taroncher M, Zingales V, Ruiz MJ. Biotransformation Products of T-2 Toxin. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1562. Accessed December 05, 2025.
Rodríguez-Carrasco, Yelko, Mercedes Taroncher, Veronica Zingales, María José Ruiz. "Biotransformation Products of T-2 Toxin" Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1562 (accessed December 05, 2025).
Rodríguez-Carrasco, Y., Taroncher, M., Zingales, V., & Ruiz, M.J. (2025, March 25). Biotransformation Products of T-2 Toxin. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1562
Rodríguez-Carrasco, Yelko, et al. "Biotransformation Products of T-2 Toxin." Encyclopedia. Web. 25 March, 2025.
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