Aflatoxins are natural scavengers of reactive oxygen species

Abstract The role of aflatoxins (AFs) in the biology of producing strains, Aspergillus sect. Flavi, is still a matter of debate. Over recent years, research has pointed to how environmental factors altering the redox balance in the fungal cell can switch on the synthesis of AF. Notably, it has been...

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Main Authors: E. Finotti, A. Parroni, M. Zaccaria, M. Domin, B. Momeni, C. Fanelli, M. Reverberi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95325-8