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Un examen préliminaire fait avec une préparation d'Aspergillus parasiticus est rendu évidente la conversion de l'aflatoxine B en G. Il est probable que l'aflatoxines B1 est le précurseur biogénétique d'autres aflatoxines produite par le champignon.
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K. K. M. is grateful to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi, India, for the award of a Senior Research Fellowship.
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Maggon, K.K., Venkitasubramanian, T.A. Metabolism of aflatoxins B1 and G1 byAspergillus parasiticus. Experientia 29, 1210–1211 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01935075
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