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F. graminearum infection may preferentially trigger conversion of L-TRP to serotonin and phytomelatonin in wheat heads.

A claim from Auxin accumulation in cereals after infection by Fusarium graminearum: putative biosynthetic pathways and preferences · 2026

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Claim · model-written summary

F. graminearum infection may preferentially trigger conversion of L-TRP to serotonin and phytomelatonin in wheat heads.

Organ / stage
wheat headse0
Interactor
F. graminearumFusarium graminearume0pathogen
Compound
L-TRPe0
Outcome
L-TRP's conversion into serotonin and even phytomelatonin via tryptaminee0

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Triticum aestivum
Triticum aestivum · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Fusarium graminearum
Fusarium graminearum · InteractorScot Nelson from Honolulu, USA · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“infection by F. graminearum could preferentially trigger L-TRP's conversion into serotonin and even phytomelatonin via tryptamine in wheat heads”

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Title

Auxin accumulation in cereals after infection by Fusarium graminearum: putative biosynthetic pathways and preferences

Huanzhang Shang; Bo Ji; Thérèse Ouellet; et al. Stress Biology 2026. doi:10.1007/s44154-025-00267-0

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