Figure: Aflaroxin (Aspergillus parasiticus)¶
This diagram illustrates the biosynthetic pathway of aflatoxins in Aspergillus parasiticus. The pathway begins with Hexanoyl-ACP and Malonyl-CoA and proceeds through multiple enzymatic steps to produce four types of aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1, and G2).
Subcellular compartments are shown as: - Light blue area: Cytosol - Light green ellipse: Vacuole
Colored elements represent: - Pink rectangles: Enzymes (with gene names and UniProt IDs) - White rectangles: Intermediate metabolites - Yellow rectangles: Final aflatoxin products
The pathway shows conversion of precursors to aflatoxins through multiple intermediates including norsolorinic acid anthrone, averantin, versicolorins, and sterigmatocystin. Some reactions occur in the vacuole (such as the conversion by aflD), while most occur in the cytosol.
Each arrow represents the direction of the chemical transformation catalyzed by the corresponding enzyme.
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