Term Name: | aflatoxin |
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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 |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:22271] ( EBI ) |