Amanitin may refer to several related
amatoxin
Amatoxins are a subgroup of at least nine related cyclic peptide toxins found in three genera of deadly poisonous mushrooms (''Amanita'', '' Galerina'' and '' Lepiota'') and one species of the genus '' Pholiotina''. Amatoxins are very potent, as li ...
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α-Amanitin
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 ...
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β-Amanitin
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γ-Amanitin
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ε-Amanitin
See also
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Amatoxin
Amatoxins are a subgroup of at least nine related cyclic peptide toxins found in three genera of deadly poisonous mushrooms (''Amanita'', '' Galerina'' and '' Lepiota'') and one species of the genus '' Pholiotina''. Amatoxins are very potent, as li ...
, a class of toxic compounds that include the amanitins
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Amanin
Amanin is a cyclic peptide. It is one of the amatoxins, all of which are found in several members of the mushroom genus ''Amanita''.
Toxicology
Like other amatoxins, amanin is an inhibitor of RNA polymerase II. Upon ingestion, it binds to the ...
, another amatoxin
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