aflatoxin catabolic process (Q17729)
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 inactivatio
- GO:0046223
- aflatoxin catabolism
- aflatoxin degradation
- aflatoxin breakdown
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| English | aflatoxin catabolic process |
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 inactivatio |
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