Mycotoxins are toxic. But they are only one of many stressors affecting the extracellular matrix. Ochratoxin, aflatoxins, and trichothecenes increase oxidative stress, deplete glutathione, disrupt mitochondria, and activate inflammatory signaling. That Mycotoxin Properties and Metabolism: Part 2 Great Plains Laboratory Your body knows how to remove mercury and mycotoxins. It just needs enough glutathione to do it. Mercury blocks key enzymes, generates free radicals, and drains glutathione reserves. Mycotoxins do the Deficient Glutathione in the Pathophysiology of Mycotoxin Related Illness