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Aflatoxins

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The Chemistry of Mycotoxins

Part of the book series: Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products ((POGRCHEM,volume 97))

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The aflatoxins were discovered in the 1960s, when they were identified as toxic compounds of the fungus Aspergillus flavus, which is shown in Fig. 2.1 (11, 12).

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Bräse, S. et al. (2013). Aflatoxins. In: The Chemistry of Mycotoxins. Progress in the Chemistry of Organic Natural Products, vol 97. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1312-7_2

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