aflatoxin metabolic process
id: GO:0046222
name: aflatoxin metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving 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.
Child Functions
id | name |
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GO:0043390 | aflatoxin B1 metabolic process |
GO:0043391 | aflatoxin B2 metabolic process |
GO:0045122 | aflatoxin biosynthetic process |
GO:0046223 | aflatoxin catabolic process |
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0009804 | coumarin metabolic process |
GO:0043385 | mycotoxin metabolic process |