aflatoxin biosynthetic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of aflatoxin, a fungal metabolite found as a contaminant in moldy grains that induces liver cancer. Aflatoxin induces a G to T transversion at codon 249 of p53, leading to its inactivation. Aflatoxin is converted to a chemical carcinogen by P450.
GO:0006083
acetate metabolic process
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GO:0043386
mycotoxin biosynthetic process
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GO:0046222
aflatoxin metabolic process
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aflatoxin anabolism
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aflatoxin biosynthesis
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aflatoxin formation
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aflatoxin synthesis
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