OchratoxinCisaminorcomponentoftheochratoxincomplexproducedbyseveralAspergillusandPenicilliumsp.associatedwithfoodspoilage.OchratoxinCistheethylesterofochratoxinAand,despiteitsrelativelylowabundance,itisthemostnon-polarandtheonlyneutralcomponentofthecomplex.Assuch,ochratoxinCrepresentsadifferenthazardtotheacidicmajorcomponentsochratoxinsAandB.Ochratoxinsarewidelydistributedintheenvironmentandareknowntobenephrotoxicandteratogenic,howeverochratoxinChasnotbeenextensivelystudied.
OchratoxinCissolubleinethanol,methanol,DMForDMSO.
CASNumber
4865-85-4
MolecularFormula
C22H22ClNO6
MolecularWeight
431.9
StorageConditions
-20°C
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