Question
Social And Preventive Medicine Question on Public Nutrition and Health
A poor farmer with a history of successive crop failure develops progressive spastic paraparesis, signs of upper motor neuron paralysis, and gait instability. Name the toxin responsible for this condition
A
Aflatoxin
B
Beta-oxalyl-amino-alanine
C
Ergot alkaloids
D
Fusarium toxin
Answer
Beta-oxalyl-amino-alanine
Explanation
Solution
The correct option is (B): Beta-oxalyl-amino-alanine