aflatoxin biosynthetic process
id: GO:0045122
name: aflatoxin biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation 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.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0009805 | coumarin biosynthetic process |
GO:0043386 | mycotoxin biosynthetic process |
GO:0046222 | aflatoxin metabolic process |