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Amatoxin is the
collective name of a
subgroup of at
least nine
related cyclic peptide toxins found in
three genera of
deadly poisonous mushrooms (Amanita...
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commonly consumed by humans,
increasing the risk of
accidental poisoning.
Amatoxins, the
class of
toxins found in
these mushrooms, are thermostable: they...
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Hymenogastraceae of the
order Agaricales. It
contains the same
deadly amatoxins found in the
death cap (Amanita phalloides).
Ingestion in
toxic amounts...
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depend on
methods of
preparation for cooking. Some toxins, such as
amatoxins, are
thermostable and
mushrooms containing such
toxins will not be rendered...
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peptide of
eight amino acids. It is
possibly the most
deadly of all the
amatoxins,
toxins found in
several species of the
mushroom genus Amanita, one being...
- both they and the
closely related death caps (A. phalloides)
contain amatoxins.
Destroying angels are
characterized by
having gills and
white stalks...
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western North America,
particularly in the spring. It
contains highly toxic amatoxins, as well as phallotoxins, a
feature shared with the
closely related death...
- make
treatment more difficult.
Fruit bodies contain both
amatoxins and phallotoxins.
Amatoxins consist of at
least eight compounds with a
similar structure...
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classified in the
section Phalloideae of its
genus together with
other amatoxin-containing species. The
mushroom has a
smooth white cap that can reach...
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related amatoxins: α-Amanitin β-Amanitin γ-Amanitin ε-Amanitin
Amatoxin, a
class of
toxic compounds that
include the
amanitins Amanin,
another amatoxin This...
