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JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
卷 94, 期 15, 页码 3134-3140出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6663
关键词
aflatoxicol; tautomer; toxicity; DFT; aflatoxin B1
资金
- Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey [TUBITAK-BIDEP-2219]
- NSF CREST Interdisciplinary Center for Nanotoxicity [HRD-0833178]
BACKGROUNDAflatoxicol (AFL) is one of most the important metabolites of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1). AFL can be formed through enzymatic or synthetic reduction of AFB1. Various experimental and theoretical studies have been focused on the AFB1 due to its high toxicity and carcinogenicity. RESULTSThe selective reduction of AFB1 carbonyls, molecular structure of AFL and its effect on toxicity has been studied here by the density functional theory (DFT) method. Although the toxicity of AFL is 18 times lower than that of AFB1, it has been concluded that both molecular structures have similar potency to form an exo-epoxide (AFEP) analogue which can bind to DNA. CONCLUSIONCalculations revealed that only one of the three possible tautomers of AFL is stable, both in the gas phase and water. The electronic properties of aflatoxicol are calculated as similar to aflatoxin B1 and this may be an explanation of similar carcinogenicity and toxicity of these compounds, which has been proved by experimental results. (c) 2014 Society of Chemical Industry
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