Aflatoxin
* affect organs such as the liver, kidney, heart, and adrenal glands.
* also attack the immune system, increasing risk of disease.
* are a group of toxicants formed by moulds in improperly stored nuts, grain etc.
* are among the most extensively studied mycotoxin
  - highly carcinogenic materials known
  - powerful carcinogenic substances known
  - bisfuranocoumarins
  - cancerous to the liver
  - carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic, and immunosuppressive
  - examples of carcinogens in foods
  - highly toxic to livestock, poultry and people
  - know animal carcinogens
  - mycotoxins produced by molds that grow on grain and nuts
* are natural mold byproducts that can cause cancer of the liver
  - toxins that can be carcinogenic to humans and animals
  - poisons produced by some fungi
  - probably the best known and most intensively researched mycotoxins in the world
  - produced by the molds Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus
  - suspect carcinogens in humans and are highly toxic as well
  - the toxic byproducts of mold growth on certain agricultural commodities
* are toxic and carcinogenic compounds released by fungi of the genus Aspergillus
  - chemicals that certain fungi produce during crop infection
* can also appear in milk of lactating animals fed aflatoxin-contaminated feed
  - invade feedstuffs at any point from field to feedbunk
* can, however, occur in corn and other grains when growing conditions are hot and dry.
* cancer promoter and an immunosuppressant.
* carcinogenic mycotoxin.
* cause liver cancer
  - the liver to become pale tan, yellow or orange
* causes a variety of symptoms depending on the animal species
  - considerable problems for beef cattle
* fungus that infects corn, cotton, peanuts and other crops.
* have mammalian toxicity.
* is converted into a potent carcinogen by the action of liver enzymes
  - definitely a menace to humans
  - extracted by aqueous acetone followed by clarification with ferric gel
* is extracted by aqueous methanol followed by clarification with zinc acetate
  - by column chromatography for clarification
  - just one of many mycotoxins that can adversely affect animal health and productivity
  - made by the fungus Aspergillus flavus
  - more than likely a causal agent or promoter of tobacco-associated cancers
  - number one, ergot is the second leading mold toxin
* is one of several naturally occurring toxins that have potential as biological weapons
  - the most potent carcinogens yet examined
* is produced by a mold known to grow on peanuts and other grains
  - certain species of Aspergillus fungi
  - the fungi Aspergillus
  - the most studied and most widely known mycotoxin
  - used to typify a group of toxicants known as mycotoxins
* known carcinogen at very low levels
  - of particular concern to the peanut industry
* major concern with corn harvest.
* mixture of closely related molecules.
* natural fungus that is deadly in small quantities.
* occurs on moldy grains, corn, peanuts and other crops.
* often cause nervous symptoms in affected animals.
* potent biological agent causing injury to the liver, often resulting in liver cancer
  - carcinogen produced in cottonseed infected by the fungus, Aspergillus flavus
* produced by an imperfect fungus potent carcinogen.
* reach the liver and destroys liver cells.
* reduce animals performance and overall health.
* sometimes contaminate certain foods.
* sporadic problem in the Corn Belt and a chronic one in the South.
* toxic compound formed by molds on improperly stored nuts and grains.
* toxin produced by mold in contaminated nuts.
* very potent poison and carcinogen that gets into grain in dry seasons.