期刊
TOXINS
卷 8, 期 3, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/toxins8030083
关键词
regulatory mechanisms; producing fungi; biosynthetic pathway; ochratoxin A
资金
- National Basic Research Program of China (973 program) [2013CB127805]
- Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest [201203037]
- National Program of China Basic Science and Technology Research [2013FY113400]
Ochratoxin A (OTA), mainly produced by Aspergillus and Penicillum species, is one of the most important mycotoxin contaminants in agricultural products. It is detrimental to human health because of its nephrotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, carcinogenicity, teratogenicity, and immunosuppression. OTA structurally consists of adihydrocoumarin moiety linked with l-phenylalanine via an amide bond. OTA biosynthesis has been putatively hypothesized, although several contradictions exist on some processes of the biosynthetic pathway. We discuss recent information on molecular studies of OTA biosynthesis despite insufficient genetic background in detail. Accordingly, genetic regulation has also been explored with regard to the interaction between the regulators and the environmental factors. In this review, we focus on three aspects of OTA: OTA-producing strains, OTA biosynthetic pathway and the regulation mechanisms of OTA production. This can pave the way to assist in protecting food and feed from OTA contamination by understanding OTA biosynthetic pathway and regulatory mechanisms.
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