Advanced search
Publication Cover
Mycologia Volume 102, 2010 - Issue 4
Submit an article Journal homepage
236
Views
22
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Amatoxin and phallotoxin concentration in Amanita bisporigera spores

Tristan A. McKnight Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84604
,
Karl B. McKnight Biology Department, St Lawrence University, Canton, New York 13617Correspondence[email protected]
&
Matthew C. Skeels Chemistry Department, St Lawrence University, Canton, New York 13617
Pages 763-765 | Received 05 Jun 2009, Accepted 05 Jan 2010, Published online: 20 Jan 2017

LITERATURE CITED

  • Abbas HK, Riley RT. 1996. The presence and phytotoxicity of fumonisins and AAL-toxin in Alternaria alternata. Toxicon 34:133–136.
  • Beutler JA, der Marderosian AH. 1981. Chemical variation in Amanita. J Nat Prod 44:422–431.
  • Enjalbert F, Cassanas G, Andary C. 1989. Variation in amounts of main phallotoxins in Amanita phalloides. Mycologia 81:266–271.
  • ———, ———, Guinchard C, Chaumont JP. 1999. Toxin composition of Amanita phalloides in relation to the collection site. Mycologia 88:909–921.
  • ———, ———, Rapior S, Renault C, Chaumont JP. 2004. Amatoxins in wood-rotting Galerina marginata. Mycologia 96:720–729.
  • ———, ———, Salhi SL, Guinchard C, Chaumont JP. 1999. Distribution of the amatoxins and phallotoxins in Amanita phalloides. Influence of the tissues and the collection site. CR Acad Sci Paris, Sci de la Vie/Life Sci 322:855–862.
  • ———, Gallion C, Jehl F, Monteil H, Faulstich H. 1992. Simultaneous assay for amatoxins and phallotoxins in Amanita phalloides Fr. by high performance liquid chromatography. J Chromatogr A 598:227–236.
  • ———, ———, ———, ———, 1993. Toxin content, phallotoxin and amatoxin composition of Amanita phalloides tissues. Toxicon 31:803–807.
  • Hallen HE, Luo H, Scott-Craig JS, Walton JD. 2007. Gene family encoding the major toxins of lethal Amanita mushrooms. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 104:19097–19101.
  • Horgen PA, Vaisius AC, Ammirati JF. 1978. The insensitivity of mushroom nuclear RNA polymerase activity to inhibition by amatoxins. Arch Microbiol 118:317–319.
  • Jaenike J. 1985. Parasite pressure and the evolution of amanitin tolerance in Drosophila. Evolution 39:1295–1301.
  • ———, Grimaldi DA, Sluder AE, Greenleaf AL. 1983. α-amanitin tolerance in mycophagous Drosophila. Science 221:165–167.
  • Janak K, Stormer F, Koller G. 2005. The content of agaritine in spores from Agaricus bisporus. Food Chem 99:521–524.
  • Johnson BC, Preston JF. 1979. Unique amanitin resistance of RNA synthesis in isolated nuclei from Amanita species accumulating amanitins. Arch Microbiol 122: 161–167.
  • Koller G, Hoiland K, Janak K, Stormer F. 2002. The presence of orellanine in spores and basidiocarp from Cortinarius orellanus and Cortinarius rubellus. Mycologia 94:752–756.
  • Lindell TJ, Weinberg F, Morris PW, Roeder RG, Rutter WJ. 1970. Specific inhibition of nuclear RNA polymerase II by α-amanitin. Science 170:447–449.
  • Muraoka S, Fukmachi N, Mizumoto K, Shinozawa T. 1999. Detection and identification of amanitins in the wood-rotting fungi Galerina fasciculate and Galerina helvoliceps. Appl Environ Microbiol 65:4207–4210.
  • Palmgren MS, Lee LS. 1986. Separation of mycotoxin containing sources in grain dust and determination of their mycotoxin potential. Environ Health Perspect 66: 105–108.
  • Seshadri V, McArthur AG, Sogin ML, Adam RD. 2003. Giardia lamblia RNA Polymerase II amanitin-resistant transcription. J Biol Chem 278:27804–27810.
  • Shotwell OL. 1983. Aflatoxin detection and determination in corn. In: Southern Cooperative Series Bulletin 279. Auburn, Alabama: Alabama Agr. Exp. Station, Auburn University. p 38–45.
  • Skaug MA, Eduard W, Stormer FC. 2001. Ochratoxin A in airborne dust and fungal conidia. Mycopathologia 151(Suppl 2):93–8.
  • Stormer F, Koller G, Janak K. 2004. Ibotenic acid in Amanita muscaria spores and caps. Mycologist 18: 114–117.
  • Vanacova S, Tachezy J, Ullu E, Tschudi C. 2001. Unusual diversity in α-amanitin sensitivity of RNA polymerases in trichomonads. Mol Biochem Parasitol 115:239–247.
  • Vetter J. 1998. Toxins of Amanita phalloides. Toxicon 36:13–24.
  • Wieland T. 1986. Peptides of Poisonous Amanita mushrooms. New York: Springer. 256 p.
  • ———, Faulstich H. 1978. Amatoxins, phallotoxins, phalloysin and antamanide: the biologically active components of poisonous Amanita mushrooms. CRC Crit Rev Biochem 5:185–260.
  • Yocum RR, Simons DM. 1977. Amatoxins and phallotoxins in Amanita species of the northeastern United States. Lloydia 40:178–190.
  • Zhang P, Chen Z, Hu J, Wei B, Zhang Z, Hu W. 2005. Production and characterization of amanitin toxins from a pure culture of Amanita exitialis. FEMS Microbiol Lett 252:223–228.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.