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Ulcerating Ileocolitis in Severe Amatoxin Poisoning [PDF]
Amatoxin poisoning is still associated with a great potential for complications and a high mortality. While the occurrence of acute gastroenteritis within the first 24 hours after amatoxin ingestion is well described, only very few descriptions of late ...
Matthias Peter Hilty +4 more
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A Rare Case of Amatoxin Poisoning in the State of Texas [PDF]
Ingestion of mushrooms from the genus Amanita can present detrimental consequences to the human body. The mushroom is frequently found in the coastal Pacific Northwest, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Ohio. Amanitin, one of the two distinct toxins isolated
Wei-Chung Chen +3 more
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Mycotoxins in Basidiomycete Mycelium and Fruiting Bodies: Implications for Eu Novel Food Assessment and Selected International Regulatory Frameworks. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Advances in technology have enabled the efficient and sustainable production of basidiomycete vegetative mycelium, particularly from Pleurotus species, as a novel food source. However, mycelium has yet to receive regulatory approval in many global markets, requiring a better understanding of factors affecting its safety.
Berglund NEW, Lankinen PV, Mikkonen KS.
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Toxicity Mechanisms and Potential Uses of Extracted Mushroom Toxins - Amatoxin, Antamanide, Muscurine [PDF]
Mushroom, as a popular kind of wild edible fungi, has raised the attention of many scientists around the globe, due to the fact that increasing numbers of fatal mushroom poisoning cases worldwide have been reported each year.
Liang Xiaochen, Wang Tianxu
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Hypoadrenocorticism in a Dog Following Recovery from Alpha-Amanitin Intoxication
A 10-year-old, female spayed Labrador Retriever was referred for acute hepatopathy and urinary retention. Blood work from the initial presentation (day 0) revealed a severe, mixed hepatopathy. Over the course of the patient’s hospitalization, the patient
Emily A. Cohen +2 more
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A 3-Year Survey of Mushroom-Poisoned Patients: Clinical Features, Management and Outcomes [PDF]
Background:Besides their nutritional value, mushrooms have shown beneficial effects on human body organs; thus, people are interested in consumption of mushrooms regardless of their safety.
Samaneh Silakhori +2 more
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Effect of Biliary Drainage on the Toxicity and Toxicokinetics of Amanita exitialis in Beagles
Amatoxin poisoning induces delayed-onset acute liver failure, which are responsible for more than 90% of deaths in mushroom poisoning. It has been postulated from animal and human studies that biliary drainage interrupting enterohepatic amatoxin ...
Jian Sun +10 more
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Effect of gut microbiota on α‐amanitin tolerance in Drosophila tripunctata
The bacterial gut microbiota of many animals is known to be important for many physiological functions including detoxification. The selective pressures imposed on insects by exposure to toxins may also be selective pressures on their symbiotic bacteria,
Logan H. Griffin, Laura K. Reed
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An optimized strategy for the ribosomal synthesis of thioisoindole‐bridged bicyclic (TiB) peptides is incorporated into the RaPID platform, enabling high‐throughput discovery from topologically defined TiB libraries. Proof‐of‐concept selection against TNIK identifies nanomolar‐affinity ligands with inhibitory activity, while x‐ray crystallography ...
Yue Zhang +5 more
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One of the deadliest mushrooms is the death cap mushroom, Amanita phalloides. The most toxic constituent is α-amanitin, a bicyclic octapeptide, which damages the liver and kidneys.
Candace S. Bever +4 more
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