Ergosterol oxidation may be considered a signal for fungal growth and aflatoxin production inAspergillus parasiticus
作者:
C. De Luca,
S. Passi,
A. A. Fabbri,
C. Fanelli,
期刊:
Food Additives & Contaminants
(Taylor Available online 1995)
卷期:
Volume 12,
issue 3
页码: 445-450
ISSN:0265-203X
年代: 1995
DOI:10.1080/02652039509374328
出版商: Taylor & Francis Group
关键词: ergosterol;lipoperoxidation;aflatoxins
数据来源: Taylor
摘要:
The addition of compounds able to peroxidize cell lipids (carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). cumene hydroperoxide (CUH), or linoleic acid hydroperoxide (LAH)) to 5‐day‐old Czapek‐Dox Medium cultures ofAspergillus parasiticusinduces a significant reduction of the tri‐unsaturated ergosterol (ERG) levels in fungal microsomes and mitochondria, whereas the concentrations of the di‐unsaturated linoleic acid (LA; C18:2 n‐6) are unaffected. Aflatoxin (AFT) output follows ERG reduction and is associated with both a renewal of fungal growth and a slow increase of ERG concentration in subcellular membranes. We suggest that, by analogy with the regulatory role played on cell proliferation and metabolism by polyunsaturated fatty acid by‐products (eicosanoids) in mammalian membranes, by‐products of ERG oxidation may be considered triggers sufficient to induce both further fungal growth and AFT biosynthesis.
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