Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 23, 2026

Inhibition of Aspergillus flavus Growth and Aflatoxin Production in Transgenic Maize Expressing the α-amylase Inhibitor from Lablab purpureus L.
Published on: February 15, 2019
Ochratoxin A production by Aspergillus westerdijkiae in orange fruit and juice
Andreana Marino1, Antonia Nostro, Caterina Fiorentino
1Dipartimento Farmaco-Biologico, Università degli Studi di Messina, Viale Annunziata, 98168 Messina, Italy. marino@pharma.unime.it
Abstract:
To evaluate the incidence of fungi producing ochratoxin A in orange fruit and juice a survey was carried out by challenge test with ochratoxin A producing strains of Aspergillus westerdijkiae used as the model system. A. westerdijkiae grew into experimental lesions caused on orange surfaces, in orange natural medium and in orange juice and produced OTA in all environments. The higher temperature of 26 degrees C had a greater influence than temperatures of 20 degrees C and 4 degrees C on the growth of the mould, and OTA production. The environmental temperature of 20 degrees C, slows down but does not prevent toxin production. At the lowest temperature of 4 degrees C no growth was observed.
Related Concept Videos
Fungal Phylum Ascomycota
Radical Autoxidation
Anticholinesterase Agents: Poisoning and Treatment
Irreversible agents form a strong bond with the cholinesterase enzyme, making it inactive. The breakdown of the phosphorylated enzyme is slower than the...
Aryldiazonium Salts to Azo Dyes: Diazo Coupling
Products of the Citric Acid Cycle
Types of Toxins
Air pollutants, primarily gases, pose significant threats to respiratory health, leading to conditions like hypoxia, lung cancer, and in extreme cases, death.
Environmental pollutants like...
