Phalloidin

Phalloidin
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
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UNII
  • InChI=1S/C35H48N8O11S/c1-15-27(47)38-22-10-20-19-7-5-6-8-21(19)41-33(20)55-13-24(34(53)43-12-18(46)9-25(43)31(51)37-15)40-32(52)26(17(3)45)42-28(48)16(2)36-30(50)23(39-29(22)49)11-35(4,54)14-44/h5-8,15-18,22-26,41,44-46,54H,9-14H2,1-4H3,(H,36,50)(H,37,51)(H,38,47)(H,39,49)(H,40,52)(H,42,48)/t15-,16?,17-,18+,22-,23-,24+,25-,26+,35+/m0/s1 ☒N
    Key: KPKZJLCSROULON-RCGKFKHASA-N ☒N
  • InChI=1/C35H48N8O11S/c1-15-27(47)38-22-10-20-19-7-5-6-8-21(19)41-33(20)55-13-24(34(53)43-12-18(46)9-25(43)31(51)37-15)40-32(52)26(17(3)45)42-28(48)16(2)36-30(50)23(39-29(22)49)11-35(4,54)14-44/h5-8,15-18,22-26,41,44-46,54H,9-14H2,1-4H3,(H,36,50)(H,37,51)(H,38,47)(H,39,49)(H,40,52)(H,42,48)/t15-,16?,17-,18+,22-,23-,24+,25-,26+,35+/m0/s1
    Key: KPKZJLCSROULON-RCGKFKHABO
  • C[C@H]1C(=O)N[C@H]2Cc3c4ccccc4[nH]c3SC[C@H](C(=O)N5C[C@@H](C[C@H]5C(=O)N1)O)NC(=O)[C@H](NC(=O)C(NC(=O)[C@@H](NC2=O)C[C@](C)(CO)O)C)[C@H](C)O
Properties
C35H48N8O11S
Molar mass 788.87 g·mol−1
Appearance Needles
Melting point 281 °C (538 °F; 554 K) (hyd)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Phalloidin belongs to a class of toxins called phallotoxins, which are found in the death cap mushroom (Amanita phalloides). It is a rigid bicyclic heptapeptide that is lethal after a few days when injected into the bloodstream. The major symptom of phalloidin poisoning is acute hunger due to the destruction of liver cells. It functions by binding and stabilizing filamentous actin (F-actin) and effectively prevents the depolymerization of actin fibers. Due to its tight and selective binding to F-actin, derivatives of phalloidin containing fluorescent tags are used widely in microscopy to visualize F-actin in biomedical research.