ABSTRACT

Contents 36.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 664 36.2 Afl atoxins .................................................................................................................... 667

36.2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 667 36.2.2 Origin and Toxicological Properties .............................................................. 667

36.2.2.1 Synthesis ....................................................................................... 667 36.2.2.2 Metabolism (for Review, See Ref. 39) ........................................... 668 36.2.2.3 Toxicity ..........................................................................................671