“…If UDP-glucosyltransferases with the right specificity are rapidly transcriptionally induced and successfully translated (at lower DON concentrations due to diffusion) the plant can inactivate the toxin, while close to the source of the toxin, translation is most likely blocked to a large extent, so that the pathogen can suppress or delay the defense responses. Based on the in vitro translation data using wheat germ extracts [99,105], 50 % inhibition is reached already at a concentration of about 1.5 µM (400 µg/L), whereas DON concentrations in the inoculated spikelets and spikelets below the inoculation point may reach more than 1000-fold higher levels 4 days after inoculation [106].…”