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Mushroom poisoning is usually the result of ingestion of wild mushrooms after misidentification of a toxic mushroom as an edible species. The most common reason for this misidentification is a close resemblance in terms of color and general morphology of the toxic mushrooms species with edible species.
Amatoxin is the collective name of 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. [1] Amatoxins are very potent, as little as half a mushroom cap can cause severe liver injury if swallowed.
Purine is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound that consists of two rings (pyrimidine and imidazole) fused together. It is water-soluble. Purine also gives its name to the wider class of molecules, purines, which include substituted purines and their tautomers. They are the most widely occurring nitrogen-containing heterocycles in nature. [1]
Although Gyromitra esculenta has not been observed to cause cancer in humans, [64] it is possible there is a carcinogenic risk for people who ingest these types of mushrooms. [44] Even small amounts may have a carcinogenic effect. [ 65 ]
The Food and Drug Administration may finally move to ban artificial red food dye, the coloring found in beverages, snacks, cereals and candies. At the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions ...
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.
Gyromitrin is a toxin and carcinogen present in several members of the fungal genus Gyromitra, like G. esculenta.Its formula is C 4 H 8 N 2 O.It is unstable and is easily hydrolyzed to the toxic compound monomethylhydrazine CH 3 NHNH 2.
Fructose can be bad for your health when consumed as part of high-fructose corn syrup in processed foods. Past studies have linked high-fructose corn syrup intake to many diseases, including cancer.