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What is an amatoxin?

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Updated: 8/21/2019

An amatoxin is any of a class of toxic peptides produced by several species of mushroom of the genus Amanita.

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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.


How does amatoxin lead to death?

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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