Table 1.

Physical and chemical properties of major aflatoxins. Adapted after [29,31,32,33,34].

Aflatoxin Type	Molecular Formula	Molecular Weight (g /mol)	Melting Point (°C)	Fluorescence
				λ Excitation (nm)	λ Emission (nm)
B1 [29]	C17H12O6	312	268–269	223	425
B2 [29]	C17H14O6	314	286–289	265	425
G1 [29]	C17H12O7	328	244–246	243	450
G2 [29]	C17H14O7	330	237–240	265	450
M1 [33]	C17H12O7	328	299	365	435
M2 [34]	C17H14O7	330	293	360	450
Aflatoxicol [32]	C17H14O6	314	225	325	425
Aflatoxin Q1 [31]	C17H12O7	328	250	365	466