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aflatoxin

Term ID
CHEBI:22271
Synonyms
  • aflatoxins
Definition
Any of a group of related and highly toxic secondary metabolites (mycotoxins) whose main structural feature is a fused coumarin-bis(dihydrofuran) ring system and which are produced by strains of the moulds Aspergillus flavus or A. parasiticus, together with further metabolites of these mycotoxins
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Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from aflatoxin
Phenotype where environments contain aflatoxin
Phenotype modified by environments containing aflatoxin
Human Disease / Model Data
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