Production of cyclopiazonic acid by Aspergillus tamarii Kita.
Production of the mycotoxin cyclopiazonic acid by Aspergillus tamarii Kita is reported for the first time. Examination of 23 isolates of the fungus showed that 22 produced the toxin under the culture conditions utilized.
D001230:Aspergillus / Q000378:metabolism*; D005506:Food Contamination; D005516:Food Microbiology; D007211:Indoles / Q000378:metabolism*; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*
D007211:Indoles; D009183:Mycotoxins; C000543:cyclopiazonic acid