Abstract
Several ergot alkaloids additional to ergovaline have been identified in perennial ryegrass and other grasses infected with Neotyphodium spp. endophytes. The identification of the ergot alkaloids ergine, chanoclavine-I and dehydroergovaline, from New Zealand samples of endophyte-infected tall fescue and perennial ryegrass is reported and discussed. Keywords: chanoclavine-I, dehydroergovaline, endophyte, ergine, ergot alkaloid, Neotyphodium spp., ryegrass, tall fescue
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