Toxin:
y
Trivial name:
Alanine, N-[(5-chloro-8-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-oxo-7-isochromanyl)carbonyl]-3-phenyl-, (-)- (8CI); L-Phenylalanine, N-[(5-chloro-3,4-dihydro-8-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-oxo-1H-2-benzopyran-7-yl)carbonyl]-, (R)-; Ochratoxin A (7CI); (R)-N-[(5-Chloro-3,4-dihydro-8-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-oxo-1H-benzo[c]pyran-7-yl)carbonyl]-3-phenylalanine; 3R,14S-Ochratoxin A; NSC 201422; NSC 221991; Phe-OTA; Phenylalanine-ochratoxin A
Systematic name:
L-Phenylalanine, N-[[(3R)-5-chloro-3,4-dihydro-8-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-oxo-1H-2-benzopyran-7-yl]carbonyl]-
Molecular formulae:
C20H18ClNO6
Molecular weight:
403.81
Chem abstract number:
303-47-9
References (URL):
Literature reference:
Ochratoxin A, a toxic metabolite produced by Aspergillus ochraceus. van der Merwe, K. J.; Steyn, P. S.; Fourie, L.; Scott, D. B.; Theron, J. J. Nature (London, United Kingdom) (1965), 205(4976), 1112-13
A review on ochratoxin A occurrence and effects of processing of cereal and cereal derived food products. S.C. Duarte, , A. Pena, C.M. Lino. Food Microbiology Volume 27, Issue 2, April 2010, Pages 187–198.
Chemical type:
Isocoumarin
Toxicity:
Potent nephrotoxin implicated in porcine nephropathy. Acute oral LD50 in the male rat 30.3 mg/kg body-weight and in the female rat 21.4 mg/kg body-weight. Recent assessments of toxicity suggest that this compound may be carcinogenic and genotoxic.
chicken LD50 oral 3300ug/kg (3.3mg/kg)
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Aspergillus Species known to produce this metabolite:
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Date uploaded:
2005-12-14 00:00:00