Amatoxin

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.

  1. ^ Diaz JH (March 2018). "Amatoxin-Containing Mushroom Poisonings: Species, Toxidromes, Treatments, and Outcomes". Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. 29 (1): 111–118. doi:10.1016/j.wem.2017.10.002. PMID 29325729.