Ochratoxin A acts as a photoactivatable DNA cleaving agent
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 01/01/1900 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/A708275D
Abstract
The ability of ochratoxin A to photoinduce DNA cleavage is described; in the presence of DNA the photoreaction yields the non-chlorinated derivative, ochratoxin B, while a hydroquinone derivative is produced under anaerobic conditions.
