Ochratoxin A (OTA), a mycotoxin produced by A. ochraceus, contaminates food and initiates apoptosis of plant cells.
It was isolated, along with related compounds, from a terrestrial isolate of the fungus Aspergillus ochraceus.
Ochratoxin A, a toxin produced by Aspergillus ochraceus, Aspergillus carbonarius and Penicillium verrucosum, is one of the most abundant food-contaminating mycotoxins.
Aspergillus | Aspergillus flavus | Aspergillus niger | Aspergillus fumigatus | Aspergillus versicolor | Aspergillus terreus | Aspergillus parasiticus | Aspergillus ochraceus | Aspergillus sojae | Aspergillus oryzae | Aspergillus nidulans |