Acromelic acid A (ACRO A) is a toxic compound that is part of a group known as kainoids, characterized by a structure bearing a pyrrolidine dicarboxylic acid, represented by kainic acid.[4] Acromelic acid A has the molecular formula C13H14N2O7. It has been isolated from a Japanese poisonous mushroom, Clitocybe acromelalga.[5] Acromelic acid is responsible for the poisonous aspects of the mushroom because of its potent neuroexcitatory and neurotoxic properties.[6] Ingestion of the Clitocybe acromelalga, causes allodynia which can continue for over a month.[7] The systemic administration of acromelic acid A in rats results in selective loss of interneurons in the lower spinal cord, without causing neuronal damage in the hippocampus and other regions.[8]
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