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http://dx.doi.org/10.4014/jmb.1606.06016

Biodegradation of Ochratoxin A by Aspergillus tubingensis Isolated from Meju  

Cho, Sung Min (Department of Integrated Biomedical and Life Science, Korea University)
Jeong, Seong Eun (Department of Integrated Biomedical and Life Science, Korea University)
Lee, Kyu Ri (Department of Integrated Biomedical and Life Science, Korea University)
Sudhani, Hemanth P.K. (Department of Food Science and Technology, Yeungnam University)
Kim, Myunghee (Department of Food Science and Technology, Yeungnam University)
Hong, Sung-Yong (Department of Integrated Biomedical and Life Science, Korea University)
Chung, Soo Hyun (Department of Integrated Biomedical and Life Science, Korea University)
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Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology / v.26, no.10, 2016 , pp. 1687-1695 More about this Journal
Abstract
Ochratoxin A (OTA), a mycotoxin, contaminates agricultural products and poses a serious threat to public health worldwide. Microbiological methods are known to be a promising approach for OTA biodegradation because physical and chemical methods have practical limitations. In the present study, a total of 130 fungal isolates obtained from 65 traditional Korean meju (a fermented starter for fermentation of soybeans) samples were examined for OTA-biodegradation activity using thin-layer chromatography. Two fungal isolates were selected for OTA-biodegradation activity and were identified as Aspergillus tubingensis M036 and M074 through sequence analysis of the beta-tubulin gene. After culturing both A. tubingensis isolates in Soytone-Czapek medium containing OTA (40 ng/ml), OTA-biodegradation activity was analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Both A. tubingensis strains degraded OTA by more than 95.0% after 14 days, and the HPLC analysis showed that the OTA biodegradation by the A. tubingensis strains led to the production of ochratoxin α, which is much less toxic than OTA. Moreover, crude enzymes from the cultures of A. tubingensis M036 and M074 led to OTA biodegradation of 97.5% and 91.3% at pH 5, and 80.3% and 75.3% at pH 7, respectively, in a buffer solution containing OTA (40 ng/ml) after 24 h. In addition, the OTA-biodegrading fungi did not exhibit OTA production activity. Our data suggest that A. tubingensis isolates and their enzymes have the potential for practical application to reduce levels of OTA in food and feed.
Keywords
Ochratoxin A; biodegradation; Aspergilllus tubingensis; meju;
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