AFLATOXIN B2: CHEMICAL IDENTITY AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY.
Aflatoxin B(2), a blue-fluorescent metabolite of Aspergillus flavus, was isolated from cultures grown on crushed wheat. Chemical structure of the compound was elucidated as dihydroaflatoxin B(1). Biological activity was determined in day-old male white Pekin ducklings. The criteria of activity were reduction in growth and liver size and the extent of bile-duct hyperplasia.
D000348:Aflatoxins; D000818:Animals; D000992:Antitoxins; D001230:Aspergillus; D001652:Bile Ducts; D008099:Liver; D011200:Poultry; D012106:Research; D014116:Toxicology; D014118:Toxins, Biological
D000348:Aflatoxins; D000992:Antitoxins; D014118:Toxins, Biological; C024723:dihydroaflatoxin; C029753:aflatoxin B2
ASPERGILLUS; BILE DUCTS; EXPERIMENTAL LAB STUDY; LIVER; POULTRY; TOXICOLOGIC REPORT; TOXINS AND ANTITOXINS