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CHEBI:22271 - aflatoxin
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:22271 |
| ChEBI Name | aflatoxin |
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| Definition | Any of a group of related and highly toxic secondary metabolites (mycotoxins) whose main structural feature is a fused coumarin-bis(dihydrofuran) ring system and which are produced by strains of the moulds Aspergillus flavus or A. parasiticus, together with further metabolites of these mycotoxins |
| Last Modified | 6 March 2015 |
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| Biological Role: | mycotoxin Poisonous substance produced by fungi. |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| aflatoxin (CHEBI:22271) has role mycotoxin (CHEBI:25442) |
| aflatoxin (CHEBI:22271) is a cyclopentafurofurochromene (CHEBI:48210) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| 8,9-dihydro-8-(S-glutathionyl)-9-hydroxyaflatoxin B1 (CHEBI:2505) is a aflatoxin (CHEBI:22271) |
| aflatoxin B1 (CHEBI:2504) is a aflatoxin (CHEBI:22271) |
| aflatoxin B1 endo-8,9-oxide (CHEBI:78586) is a aflatoxin (CHEBI:22271) |
| aflatoxin B1 exo-8,9-epoxide (CHEBI:30725) is a aflatoxin (CHEBI:22271) |
| aflatoxin B1 8,9-dihydrodiol (CHEBI:53106) is a aflatoxin (CHEBI:22271) |
| aflatoxin B2 (CHEBI:48209) is a aflatoxin (CHEBI:22271) |
| aflatoxin M1 (CHEBI:78576) is a aflatoxin (CHEBI:22271) |
| aflatoxin M1 8,9-epoxide (CHEBI:78577) is a aflatoxin (CHEBI:22271) |
| aflatoxin Q1 (CHEBI:78582) is a aflatoxin (CHEBI:22271) |
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| aflatoxins | ChEBI |
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| Aflatoxin | Wikipedia |
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