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What is an ochratoxin?

What is an ochratoxin? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (toxicology) Any of a class of mycotoxins, having an isocoumarin structure, produced by some fungi of the genus Aspergillus and others.
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The most common mycotoxins for corn, wheat, bran and protein meals include aflatoxin, vomitoxin, zearalenone, T-2 mycotoxin, fumitremorgin and ochratoxin.
In vitro-effect of the nephrotoxins ochratoxin A and citrinin upon biochemical function of porcine kidney.
Some penicilliums can produce unsavory mycotoxins like ochratoxin, but many others seem to be benign.
A current example is the presence of ochratoxin A, a human carcinogen and nephrotoxin, in wines.

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