Aflatoxin G1 in food: ingestion safety

What is aflatoxin g1?

Also known as: 1DB78J7PUD, 1H,12H-Furo(3',2':4,5)furo(2,3-h)pyrano(3,4-c)(1)benzopyran-1,12-dione,3,4,7a,10a-tetrahydro-5-methoxy-, (7aR-cis)-, aflatoxin G(1), (7AR,cis)3,4,7a,10a-tetrahydro-5-methoxy-1H,12H-furo(3',2':4,5)furo(2,3-h)pyrano(3,4-c)chromene-1,12-dione.

CAS number

1165-39-5

Molecular formula

C17H12O7

Molecular weight

328.27 g/mol

SMILES

COC1=C2C3=C(C(=O)OCC3)C(=O)OC2=C4C5C=COC5OC4=C1

PubChem CID

2724361

Regulatory consensus

1 regulatory bodyhas classified Aflatoxin G1.

Regulators apply different standards of evidence — animal-data weighting, exposure-pattern assumptions, epidemiological power thresholds — which is why two scientific bodies can review the same data and reach different conclusions. The disagreement is the data.

Where you encounter aflatoxin g1

• Food Chain — contaminated grain

Safer alternatives

Lower-risk approaches that achieve a similar outcome to Aflatoxin G1:

• Prevention (storage and agricultural practices)
  Trade-offs: Zero point-of-use emissions; shifts emissions to power generation (grid-dependent); lower operating cost; higher capital cost; infrastructure requirements (charging, grid capacity); rapidly improving economics.
  Relative cost: 1.2-2×

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