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- noun organic chemistry A
mycotoxin produced byfungi associated with variouscereals
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Examples
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If you turn to red yeast rice, it's a form of a statin, but some brands might contain citrinin, a mold toxin that might damage your kidneys.
Do latest studies show niacin may work better than prescription drugs at lowering cholesterol? 2009
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It doesn't have citrinin, according to the book The Cholesterol Hoax, page 49, in the section, "Not All Red Yeast Preparations are Safe or Even Effective," by Sherry A. Rogers, M.D.
Do latest studies show niacin may work better than prescription drugs at lowering cholesterol? 2009
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Four tested samples contained citrinin, a fungus that causes kidney failure in animals.
NYT > Home Page By RONI CARYN RABIN 2010
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Four tested samples contained citrinin, a fungus that causes kidney failure in animals.
NYT > Home Page By RONI CARYN RABIN 2010
chained_bear commented on the word citrinin
“As veterinary researchers discovered, the mould produced two substances called ochratoxin A and citrinin, which selectively attacked and destroyed a pig’s renal tubules.�?
—Michael Howell and Peter Ford, The Ghost Disease, and Twelve Other Stories of Detective Work in the Medical Field, (New York: Penguin Books, 1985), 364
September 11, 2008