a poison secreted by mushrooms of the genus Amanita
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The following inhibitors were used: α-amanitin, cordycepin, cycloheximide and 5-fluorouracil.
Stanisław Weidner, Włodzimierz Makowski, Andrzej Rejowski 2014, 'The use of transcription inhibitors in the study of the mechanism of abscisic acidaction in germinating triticale caryopses', Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniaehttps://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/3015. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In contrast, female fecundity nearly doubles in response to higher α-amanitin concentrations.
Chelsea L. Mitchell, Roger D. Yeager, Zachary J. Johnson, Stephanie E. D'Annunzio,Kara R. Vogel, Thomas Werner 2015, 'Long-Term Resistance of Drosophila melanogaster to the Mushroom Toxin Alpha-Amanitin',PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0127569. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The mushroom species which cause fatal mushroom poisoning have been reported to contain at least 98% alpha-amanitin.
Ilgaz Akata, Ertuğrul Kaya, İsmail Yılmaz, et al. 2015, 'Deadly Poisonous Turkish Mushrooms Containing Alpha Amanitin', Düzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisihttp://tipdergi.duzce.edu.tr/Dokumanlar/b1dbdc92-9f19-4eb7-b67a-128882648fd2.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)