Term Name: | alpha-amanitin |
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Synonyms: | 1,8-anhydro-S(1),C(2.5)-cyclo[L-cysteinyl-L-asparaginyl-trans-4-hydroxy-L-prolyl-(R)-4,5-dihydroxy-L-isoleucyl-6-hydroxy-L-tryptophylglycyl-L-isoleucylglycine] (R)-S(1)-oxide, alpha-Amanitin, alpha-Amanitine, alpha-Amatoxin |
Definition: | A heterodetic cyclic peptide consisting of eight amino acid residues and containing a thioether bridge between a cysteine and a tryptophan residue. It is found in a number of poisonous mushrooms, including Amanita phalloides (the death cap), Galerina marginata, and and Conocybe filaris. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:37415] ( EBI ) |