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Why does mold make a bad toxin when eating certain sugars?
Original Title
Insights into the Underlying Mechanism of Ochratoxin A Production in Aspergillus niger CBS 513.88 Using Different Carbon Sources
doi:10.3390/toxins140805516%
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Methodology score · 6/100
Cross Sectional In Vitro
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A fungus used in making food enzymes can make a harmful toxin when it eats certain sugars like table sugar or plant sugar. A special 'brake' protein stops the toxin from being made, but some sugars turn off this brake.
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Wei S, Hu C, Nie P, Zhai H, Zhang S, Li N, Lv Y, Hu Y