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Mushroom toxins of the genusCortinarius

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3 major components of the toxic fungusCortinarius speciosissimus have been isolated and their structures determined as cyclic polypeptides. 2 of these compounds have been shown in laboratory animals to cause nephrotoxicity characteristic of Cortinarius mushroom poisoning.

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  1. Forensic Science Unit, University of Strathclyde, 204 George Street, Glasgow, Scotland

    I. R. Tebbett & B. Caddy

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The work was carried out with support from the Scottish Home and Health Department grant No. K/MRS/50/C350 and the Science and Engineering Research Council.

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Tebbett, I.R., Caddy, B. Mushroom toxins of the genusCortinarius. Experientia 40, 441–446 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01952379

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