The cyclic peptide toxins of Amanita and other poisonous mushrooms. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jonathan Walton.
• Other Names: Walton, Jonathan
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Author; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 The Kingdom Fungi: Overview of Fungi and the Fungal Lifestyle; 1.1.1 Classification of the Fungi; 1.1.2 Life Cycle of the Agarics (Mushrooms); 1.1.3 The Genus Amanita; 1.1.4 Other Toxin-Producing Fungi: Galerina and Lepiota; 1.2 Ecology of Toxin-Producing Fungi; 1.3 Poisonous Mushrooms in History and Culture; 1.4 History of Research on Amanita Cyclic Peptide Toxins; 1.5 Suggested Reading; References; Chapter 2: Chemistry of the Amanita Peptide Toxins; 2.1 Purification of the Toxins. 2.1.1 Historical Methods2.1.2 Current Protocols for Analysis of Peptide Toxins; 2.1.3 HPLC Protocol for Analysis of Peptide Toxins; 2.1.4 Alternative Methods for Detection and Quantitation; 2.2 The Wieland-Meixner Test; 2.2.1 Protocol for the Wieland-Meixner Test; 2.3 Structures of the Toxins; 2.3.1 Structural Features Common to the Amatoxins and Phallotoxins; 2.3.2 Amatoxins; 2.3.2.1 Structure/Activity Relationships in the Amatoxins; 2.3.2.2 The Individual Amino Acids of the Amatoxins; 2.3.3 Phallotoxins; 2.3.3.1 The Individual Amino Acids of the Phallotoxins; 2.3.4 Virotoxins. 2.3.4.1 Structure/Activity Studies in the Virotoxins2.3.5 Antamanide and Cycloamanides; 2.3.5.1 Cycloamanides; 2.3.5.2 Antamanide; 2.3.6 Other Toxic Peptidic and Nonpeptidic Natural Products from Amanita and Other Agarics; 2.4 Chemical Synthesis of the Toxins; 2.4.1 Synthesis of Amatoxins; 2.4.2 Synthesis of Phallotoxins; 2.4.3 Synthesis of Virotoxins; 2.4.4 Synthesis of Cycloamanides; References; Chapter 3: Distribution and Taxonomic Variation in the Amanita Cyclic Peptide Toxins; 3.1 The Importance of Understanding Distribution and Variation in the Cyclic Peptide Toxins. 3.2 Taxonomic Distribution of the Cyclic Peptide Toxins3.2.1 The Genus Amanita; 3.2.1.1 Summary of the Distribution of the Cyclic Peptide Toxins in Amanita; 3.2.2 The Genus Galerina; 3.2.3 The Genus Lepiota; 3.2.4 The Genus Conocybe; 3.2.5 Do Edible Mushrooms Make Cyclic Peptide Toxins?; 3.2.6 Summary of the Distribution of the Cyclic Peptide Toxins Across All Taxa; 3.3 Factors that Affect Quantitative Toxin Levels; 3.4 Tissue Distribution of the Cyclic Peptide Toxins; 3.5 Toxin Biosynthesis and Accumulation at the Cellular Level.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 579.6; Life sciences; Amanita; Mushrooms, Poisonous; Cyclic peptides; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Microbiology; Amanita; Cyclic peptides; Mushrooms, Poisonous; Life Sciences; Mycology; Plant Anatomy/Development; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Plant Physiology; Plant Genetics and Genomics; Plant Pathology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Botany; Botany & plant sciences; Plant physiology; Plant pathology & diseases; Entomology; Plant anatomy; Plant physiology; Plant genetics; Plant diseases; Science -- Life Sciences -- General; Mycology, fungi (non-medical); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319768229; 3319768220
• Related ISBNs: 9783319768212; 3319768212
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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