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Amatoxins (found in many species of mushroom) inhibit RNA Polymerase - which is the enzyme responsible for transcribing (coping) DNA to mRNA.
This means that protein synthesis cannot occur, causing cell death.
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What is an amanitin?
An amanitine is a bicyclic oligopeptide, found in Amanita phalloides, the death cap mushroom, which serves as a deadly amatoxin.
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An amatoxin is any of a class of toxic peptides produced by several species of mushroom of the genus Amanita.
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