A9887

Aflatoxin B₂

≥98% (HPLC), powder, mycotoxin

• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₁₇H₁₄O₆
• CAS Number: 7220-81-7
• Molecular Weight: 314.29
• NACRES: NA.77
• PubChem Substance ID: 24891405
• UNSPSC Code: 12352200
• EC Number: 230-618-8
• MDL number: MFCD00078140
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1355115
• Form: powder

Properties

• Product Name: Aflatoxin B₂,
• form: powder
• Quality Segment: 200
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: COc1cc2O[C@H]3OCC[C@H]3c2c4OC(=O)C5=C(CCC5=O)c14
• InChI: 1S/C17H14O6/c1-20-10-6-11-14(8-4-5-21-17(8)22-11)15-13(10)7-2-3-9(18)12(7)16(19)23-15/h6,8,17H,2-5H2,1H3/t8-,17+/m0/s1
• InChI key: WWSYXEZEXMQWHT-WNWIJWBNSA-N

Description

General description

Aflatoxin B2/AFB2 is a toxic mycotoxin.

Application

Aflatoxin B2 has been used as a standard in a study to find out aflatoxins in various foods, spices and feedstuffs by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). It has also been used as a standard to determine aflatoxins in honey by HPLC.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Aflatoxin B2 is a hepatocarcinogen. Food contaminant produced by Aspergillus flavus, a common soil fungus. Aflatoxin B2/AFB2 may have dangerous hepatotoxic, teratogenic and carcinogenic actions on various forms of livestock.

Disclaimer

Possibly carcinogenic.

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS06,GHS08
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H300 + H310 + H330,H340,H350
• pcodes: P202 - P260 - P264 - P280 - P302 + P352 + P310 - P304 + P340 + P310
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 2 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Carc. 1B - Muta. 1B
• Storage Class: 6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials
• wgk: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable