| Literature DB >> 19465932 |
Masanori Matsuura1, Yoko Saikawa, Kosei Inui, Koichi Nakae, Masayuki Igarashi, Kimiko Hashimoto, Masaya Nakata.
Abstract
We have isolated the small, highly strained carboxylic acid cycloprop-2-ene carboxylic acid from the Asian toxic mushroom Russula subnigricans. This compound is responsible for fatal rhabdomyolysis, a new type of mushroom poisoning that is indicated by an increase in serum creatine phosphokinase activity in mice. We found that polymerization of the compound at high concentrations via ene reaction abolishes its toxicity.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19465932 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.179
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Chem Biol ISSN: 1552-4450 Impact factor: 15.040