[HTML][HTML] Ochratoxin A: General overview and actual molecular status

A El Khoury, A Atoui - Toxins, 2010 - mdpi.com
Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin produced by several species of Aspergillus and
Penicillium fungi that structurally consists of a para-chlorophenolic group containing a …

Secondary metabolites from entomopathogenic Hypocrealean fungi

I Molnár, DM Gibson, SB Krasnoff - Natural product reports, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to the end of February 2010 This review surveys the natural products
described from entomopathogenic Hypocrealean fungi, including their structures, biological …

Lichens—a promising source of bioactive secondary metabolites

J Boustie, M Grube - Plant Genetic Resources, 2005 - cambridge.org
Lichen-forming fungi are unique organisms, producing biologically active metabolites with a
great variety of effects, including antibiotic, antimycobacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory …

Detection, contamination, toxicity, and prevention methods of ochratoxins: An update review

MS Samuel, K Jeyaram, S Datta… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Ochratoxins (OTs) with nephrotoxic, immunosuppressive, teratogenic, and carcinogenic
properties are thermostable fungal subordinate metabolites. OTs contamination can occur …

Chemodiversity in the genus Aspergillus

JC Frisvad, TO Larsen - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2015 - Springer
Isolates of Aspergillus species are able to produce a large number of secondary
metabolites. The profiles of biosynthetic families of secondary metabolites are species …

[HTML][HTML] Fungi between extremotolerance and opportunistic pathogenicity on humans

C Gostinčar, J Zajc, M Lenassi, A Plemenitaš… - Fungal Diversity, 2018 - Springer
Numerous agents of infections in humans and other mammals are found among fungi that
are able to survive extreme environmental conditions and to quickly adapt to novel habitats …

[HTML][HTML] Phylogenetic study of polyketide synthases and nonribosomal peptide synthetases involved in the biosynthesis of mycotoxins

A Gallo, M Ferrara, G Perrone - Toxins, 2013 - mdpi.com
Polyketide synthase (PKSs) and nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPSs) are large
multimodular enzymes involved in biosynthesis of polyketide and peptide toxins produced …

Discovery of a novel superfamily of type III polyketide synthases in Aspergillus oryzae

Y Seshime, PR Juvvadi, I Fujii, K Kitamoto - Biochemical and biophysical …, 2005 - Elsevier
Identification of genes encoding type III polyketide synthase (PKS) superfamily members in
the industrially useful filamentous fungus, Aspergillus oryzae, revealed that their distribution …

Recent advances in ochratoxin A-producing fungi detection based on PCR methods and ochratoxin A analysis in food matrices

A Hayat, N Paniel, A Rhouati, JL Marty, L Barthelmebs - Food Control, 2012 - Elsevier
Ochratoxin A (OTA), a mycotoxin produced by various Aspergillus and Penicillium strains
under diverse environmental conditions, has been found as a common contaminant of wide …

Ochratoxin A biosynthetic genes in Aspergillus ochraceus are differentially regulated by pH and nutritional stimuli

J O'Callaghan, PC Stapleton, ADW Dobson - Fungal Genetics and Biology, 2006 - Elsevier
Expression of the polyketide synthase (pks) gene which is involved in ochratoxin A (OTA)
biosynthesis in Aspergillus ochraceus is linked to production of the mycotoxin, with high …