Fig. 8: Schematic presentation of a part of the aflatoxin (AF) biosynthesis pathway of A. parasiticus MRI410. | Communications Biology

Fig. 8: Schematic presentation of a part of the aflatoxin (AF) biosynthesis pathway of A. parasiticus MRI410.

From: Comparative analysis of the genomes and aflatoxin production patterns of three species within the Aspergillus section Flavi reveals an undescribed chemotype and habitat-specific genetic traits

Fig. 8

Due to a substitution within the aflL gene, which encodes the desaturase responsible for converting versicolorin B to versicolorin A, versicolorin B is mostly converted into group 2 aflatoxins. The known structures are based on Caceres et al.15. DMST, demethylsterigmatocystin.

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