摘要：Ochratoxins have been isolated as toxic metabolites of several species of Aspergillus and Penicillium and exhibit various toxicities. Among them ochratoxin A (OA) is the most toxic, which is followed by ochratoxin B and C. OA causes kidney damage, liver necrosis and enteritis in the endemic human disease named as Balkan Endemic Nepropathy since the contamination of foods with OA in the endemic area was reported to be more frequent than in the nonendemic areas and there are striking similarities between this disease and the OA induced porcine nephropathy.
