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J Food Prot ; 77(4): 647-52, 2014 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24680079

ABSTRACT

Growth and mycotoxin biosynthesis of the ochratoxin-producing fungal strains Aspergillus carbonarius, Aspergillus steynii, Penicillium verrucosum, and Penicillium nordium were analyzed on standard laboratory growth medium supplemented with different amounts of coumarin, an organic compound of the benzopyrone class. Neither the growth nor the phenotypic morphology of the filamentous fungi analyzed was affected by using coumarin concentrations equivalent to 2.5 to 25 µg/ml of medium. In contrast, the ochratoxin biosynthesis was strongly inhibited in both strains of the Aspergillus species and nearly completely inhibited in both Penicillium strains at coumarin concentrations above 8.75 µg/ml. Analyzing the transcriptional activity of the otapksPN polyketide synthase gene in P. nordicum using real-time PCR revealed a strong concentration-dependent decrease in gene expression. Taken together, the data show that ochratoxin biosynthesis in representative strains of the genera Aspergillus and Penicillium could be effectively inhibited by coumarin in a concentration-dependent manner. It could be suggested that the molecular background behind this inhibition is some kind of feedback response mechanism, based on the structural similarity of coumarin to the benzopyrone moiety of the ochratoxin molecule.


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Antifungal Agents/pharmacology , Aspergillus/drug effects , Coumarins/pharmacology , Food Preservation/methods , Ochratoxins/biosynthesis , Penicillium/drug effects , Aspergillus/metabolism , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Food Microbiology , Ochratoxins/antagonists & inhibitors , Penicillium/metabolism
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