GO_term: GO:0046222   

GO:0046222	Definition	The chemical reactions and physical changes 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.
		The chemical reactions 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.
	Term	aflatoxin metabolism
	Type	Biological_process
	Child	Instance	GO:0043389
			GO:0045122
			GO:0046223
	Parent	Instance_of	GO:0009404
			GO:0009804
			GO:0043385
	Attributes_of	Index	Ancestor (67)
			Descendent (6)

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