| Name | aflatoxin metabolic process |
| ID | GO_0046222 |
| collection_id | Biological process |
| Alternative ID | GO:0043389, GO:0043390, GO:0043391 |
| Exact synonym | aflatoxin metabolism |
| 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. |
| Related synonym | aflatoxin B1 metabolic process, aflatoxin B1 metabolism, aflatoxin B2 metabolic process, aflatoxin B2 metabolism |
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