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GO: Biological Process
aflatoxin catabolic process
- Term ID
- GO:0046223
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- aflatoxin breakdown
- aflatoxin catabolism
- aflatoxin degradation
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown 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. 20807200
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