Incorporation of Chlorine-36 into Ochratoxin A

Abstract

Incubation of Aspergillus ochraceus NRRL 3174 in a medium containing Na(36)Cl incorporated (36)Cl into ochratoxin A. The highest incorporation (0.75 and 0.70%, respectively) was obtained when the radioactive chloride was added to the medium by the 2nd or 3rd day of incubation.