Aflatoxin

Aflatoxin B1 is a produced by mold Aspergillus flavus, we sometimes find it as a peanut contaminant.[1] It is an effective hepatocarcinogen, it acts synergistically with the Hepatitis B virus. It causes the conversion of G to T.[1]

Reference

  1. ↑ a b MURRAY, Robert K. – GRANNER, Daryl K. – MAYES, Peter A.. Harperova biochemie. 4. edition. Jinočany : Nakladatelství H+H, 2002. 872 pp. pp. 749. ISBN 80-7319-013-3.