aflatoxin metabolic process
aflatoxin B metabolic process
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aflatoxin B1 metabolic process
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aflatoxin B1 metabolism
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aflatoxin B2 metabolic process
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aflatoxin B2 metabolism
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aflatoxin metabolism
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The chemical reactions and pathways involving 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.
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mycotoxin metabolic process
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