Aflatoxin b can directly reacting with on DNA and induce mutations Is a toxin from mold that grows on grain and peanuts when stored in humid tropical conditions and a contributory cause of live cancer in the tropics with a characteristic mutations in TP53 OH cytochrome P-450 OCH OCH H2N DNA AFLATOXIN AFLATOXIN-2, 3-EPOXIDE CARCINOGEN BOUND TO GUANINE IN DNA Figure 20-22a Molecular Biology of the Cell 5/e(o Garland Science 2008)◼ Aflatoxin B can directly reacting with on DNA and induce mutations - Is a toxin from mold that grows on grain and peanuts when stored in humid tropical conditions; - and a contributory cause of live cancer in the tropics with a characteristic mutationsin TP53