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 ALX-630-114[ALEXIS] Revised 13-Jun-08  

Aflatoxin M2

SYNONYMS   

4-Hydroxyaflatoxin B2

PRODUCT LINE   

Natural Products / Antibiotics

PRODUCT FAMILIES   

Mycotoxins

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 Product NumbersFormatSizeUnit PriceQuantity
 ALX-630-114-MC01 0.1 mg  
Product Specification
FORMULA:   C17H14O7
 
MW:   330.3
 
CAS NUMBER:   6885-57-0
 
MERCK INDEX:   14: 182
 
RTECS:   GY1720000
 
SOURCE/HOST:   Isolated from Aspergillus flavus.
 
PURITY:   ≥98% (HPLC, TLC)
 
APPEARANCE:   White to light yellow powder.
 
SOLUBILITY:   Soluble in DMSO or methanol; insoluble in water.
 
SHIPPING:   AMBIENT
 
LONG TERM STORAGE:   -20°C
 
HANDLING:   Protect from light.
 
HAZARD:   VERY TOXIC. MAY BE CARCINOGENIC.

Product Description

Potent hepatotoxic and hepatocarcinogenic mycotoxin. Metabolite of aflatoxin B2. DNA-damaging agent.

Product Specific Literature References
Milk of mammals fed an aflatoxin-containing diet.: H. De Iongh, et al.; Nature 202, 466 (1964) Abstract
Isolation and structure of aflatoxins M1 and M2: C.W. Holzapfel, et al.; Tetrahedron Lett. 25, 2799 (1966) Abstract
Acute toxicity of aflatoxins M1 and M2 in one-day-old ducklings: I.F. Purchase; Food Cosmet. Toxicol. 5, 339 (1967) Abstract
Occurrence of aflatoxins M(1) and M(2) in milk commercialized in Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil: N.S. Garrido, et al.; Food Addit. Contam. 20, 70 (2003) Abstract
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