α-Amanitin
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| Other names
(cyclic L-asparaginyl-4-hydroxy-L-proly-(R)-4,5-dihydroxy-L-isoleucyl-6-hydroxy-2-mercapto-L-tryptophylglycyl-L-isoleucylglycyl-L-cysteinyl) cyclic (4 → 8)-sulfide(R)-S-oxide.
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.041.287 |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| C39H54N10O14S | |
| Molar mass | 918.97 g/mol |
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Main hazards
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Highly toxic |
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| H300, H310, H330, H373 | |
| P260, P262, P264, P270, P271, P280, P284, P301+P310, P302+P350, P304+P340, P310, P314, P320, P321, P330, P361, P363, P403+P233, P405, P501 Preview warning: Omit Rules: keep P320, omit P322
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references
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α-Amanitin (alpha-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 mushroom genus Amanita, one being the death cap (Amanita phalloides) as well as the destroying angel, a complex of similar species, principally A. virosa and A. bisporigera. It is also found in the mushrooms Galerina marginata, Lepiota subincarnata and Conocybe rugosa. The oral LD50 of amanitin is 100 μg/kg for rats.
Amatoxins (and phallotoxins) are part of the RiPP class of natural products. The genes encoding the proprotein for α-amanitin belong to the same family as those that encode for phallacidin (a phallotoxin).