Aflatoxins
"Aflatoxins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Furano-furano-benzopyrans that are produced by ASPERGILLUS from STERIGMATOCYSTIN. They are structurally related to COUMARINS and easily oxidized to an epoxide form to become ALKYLATING AGENTS. Members of the group include AFLATOXIN B1; aflatoxin B2, aflatoxin G1, aflatoxin G2; AFLATOXIN M1; and aflatoxin M2.
| Descriptor ID |
D000348
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.438.150.119 D03.830.219.119 D23.946.587.142
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Aflatoxins" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Tueller G, Kerry R, Young SG. Spatial investigation of the links between aflatoxins legislation, climate, and liver cancer at the global scale. Spat Spatiotemporal Epidemiol. 2023 08; 46:100592.
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Peng H, Chang Y, Baker RC, Zhang G. Interference of mycotoxin binders with ELISA, HPLC and LC-MS/MS analysis of aflatoxins in maize and maize gluten. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess. 2020 Mar; 37(3):496-506.