Table 1.
Spoiling agents reported in cheese, mycotoxin produced and their toxic effect.
| Fungi | Mycotoxin | Toxic Effect | Reported By |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspergillus spp. | Sterigmatocystin (STC) | Carcinogenic, mutagenic [28] | [29,30,31,32] |
| P. brevicompactum | Mycophenolic acid (MPA) | Mutagenic, possible acute toxicity [33] | [34] |
| P. camemberti | Cyclopiazonic acid | Neurotoxic, possible acute toxicity [28] | [19,35] |
| P. citrinum | Citrinin (CIT) | Nephrotoxic, teratogenic [36,37] | [18,38] |
| P. crustosum | Penitrem A (PA) | Neurotoxic [28] | [21] |
| P. expansum | Patulin | Carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic, harmful to liver, possible acute toxicity [28] | [39,40] |
| P. roqueforti, P. crustosum | Roquefortine C (ROQ-C) | Neurotoxic [28] | [40,41] |
| P. roqueforti | PR Toxin | Mutagenic, Carcinogenic [42] | [39,43] |
| P. verrucosum, P. nordicum | Ochratoxin A (OTA) | Nephrotoxic, carcinogenic, hepatotoxic [28] | [44] |