Mycotoxins - Their Biosynthesis in Fungi: Aflatoxins and other Bisfuranoids
1979 ◽
Vol 42
(10)
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pp. 805-809
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Aflatoxins are a family of highly toxic and carcinogenic secondary metabolites produced by certain strains of Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. Biosynthetically, the aflatoxins are produced by a polyketide pathway. Most of the experimental data on aflatoxin biosynthesis are derived from 14C- and 13C-labeling experiments and use of blocked mutants. These data indicate that the general steps in aflatoxin biosynthesis are acetate → anthraquinones → sterigmatocystin → aflatoxin B1. Many details of the pathway remain unresolved; it is hoped that further research, particularly with cell-free systems, will improve our understanding of the mechanism of formation of these important fungal metabolites.
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1983 ◽
Vol 46
(11)
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pp. 940-942
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2018 ◽
Vol 6
(4)
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pp. 600-605
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1974 ◽
Vol 37
(7)
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pp. 395-398
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1996 ◽
Vol 59
(3)
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pp. 276-281
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