Amanitin
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Amanitin may refer to several related amatoxin
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Amatoxin
Amatoxins are a subgroup of at least eight toxic compounds found in several genera of poisonous mushrooms, most notably Amanita phalloides and several other members of the genus Amanita, as well as some Conocybe, Galerina and Lepiota mushroom species.-Structure:The compounds have a similar...
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- α-AmanitinAlpha-amanitinalpha-Amanitin or α-amanitin is a cyclic peptide of eight amino acids. It is possibly the most deadly of all the amatoxins, toxins found in several species of the Amanita genus of mushrooms, one being the Death cap as well as the Destroying angel, a complex of similar species, principally A....
- β-AmanitinBeta-amanitinbeta-Amanitin or β-amanitin is a cyclic peptide of eight amino acids. It is an amatoxin, a group of toxins isolated from and found in several members of the Amanita genus of mushrooms, one being the Death cap as well as the Destroying angel, a complex of similar species, principally A. virosa...
- γ-AmanitinGamma-amanitingamma-Amanitin or γ-amanitin is a cyclic peptide of eight amino acids. It is an amatoxin, a group of toxins isolated from and found in several members of the Amanita genus of mushrooms, one being the Death cap as well as the Destroying angel, a complex of similar species, principally...
- ε-AmanitinEpsilon-Amanitinepsilon-Amanitin or ε-amanitin is a cyclic peptide. It is an amatoxin, all of which are found in several members of the Amanita genus of mushrooms. The oral of ε-amanitin is approximately 0.1 mg/kg.-Toxicology:...