
Name: | Aflatoxin B2 |
Catalogue No. | VL5520003 |
CAS No. | 7220-81-7 |
Molecular Formula | C17H14O6 |
Molecular Weight | 314.29 |
Status | Under Development |
IUPAC Name | (6aR,9aS)-4-methoxy-2,3,9,9a-tetrahydrocyclopenta[c]furo[3',2':4,5]furo[2,3-h]chromene-1,11(6aH,8H)-dione |
Description | Aflatoxin B2 (CAS No: 7220-81-7) is a blue-fluorescent metabolite of Aspergillus flavus that can be isolated from cultures grown on crushed wheat. it showed a reduction in growth and liver size and the extent of bile-duct hyperplasia in day-old male white Pekin ducklings. |
References | Chang, Sea Bong, et al. “Aflatoxin B 2 : Chemical Identity and Biological Activity.” Science, vol. 142, no. 3596, Nov. 1963, pp. 1191–92, https://doi.org/10.1126/science.142.3596.1191. |