Zongshuai Li

Jun 20, 2024 | mdpi.com | Zongshuai Li |Tian Yi Ma |Yali Liu |Wanruo Liu

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Oct 17, 2023 | mdpi.com | Zongshuai Li |Yali Liu |Tian Yi Ma |Chen Lv

1. IntroductionThe non-steroidal estrogenic fungal toxin zearalenone (ZEN), also known as F-2 toxin, is mainly produced by Fusarium species such as F. graminearum [1,2]. It was first isolated from moldy corn contaminated with F. graminearum and is one of nature’s most common fungal toxins [3]. ZEN (C18H22O5) has an estrogen-like structure; therefore, it has reproductive toxicity and primarily harms female animals [4,5].