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Tetrodotoxin, frequently abbreviated as TTX, is a potent neurotoxin. Its name derives from Tetraodontiformes, an order that includes pufferfish, porcupinefish, ocean sunfish or mola, and triggerfish; several species that carry the toxin.etrodotoxin binds to what is known as site 1 of the fast voltage-gated sodium channel. Site 1 is located at the extracellular pore opening of the ion channel.
Movie 1. Ochratoxins are mycotoxins produced by several species of Aspergillus and Penicillium. Ochratoxin A is the most economically important form of ochratoxin; ochratoxins B and C are less toxic and less common. Ochratoxins may be transferred through milk, blood, and meat.Ochtratoxin poisoning is thought to be the cause of a chronic kidney disease in humans known as Balkan endemic nephropathy.chratoxin contamination is economically important in cereal grains, grapes, coffee, tree nuts, and figs. Penicillium verrucosum is the leading cause of ochratoxin contamination of cereal grains in temperate climates.