"Aflatoxin B1" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A potent hepatotoxic and hepatocarcinogenic mycotoxin produced by the Aspergillus flavus group of fungi. It is also mutagenic, teratogenic, and causes immunosuppression in animals. It is found as a contaminant in peanuts, cottonseed meal, corn, and other grains. The mycotoxin requires epoxidation to aflatoxin B1 2,3-oxide for activation. Microsomal monooxygenases biotransform the toxin to the less toxic metabolites aflatoxin M1 and Q1.
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D016604
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.663.283.119.075 D03.633.100.150.119.075 D23.946.587.142.075
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