Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

aflatoxin metabolic process

Term ID
GO:0046222
Synonyms
  • aflatoxin B metabolic process
  • aflatoxin B1 metabolic process
  • aflatoxin B1 metabolism
  • aflatoxin B2 metabolic process
  • aflatoxin B2 metabolism
  • aflatoxin metabolism
Definition
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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Ontology
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Phenotype
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