title: Mushroom toxins of the genus Cortinarius.
abstract: 3 major components of the toxic fungus Cortinarius speciosissimus have been isolated and their structures determined as cyclic polypeptides. 2 of these compounds have been shown in laboratory animals to cause nephrotoxicity characteristic of Cortinarius mushroom poisoning.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D009145:Mushroom Poisoning; D009183:Mycotoxins / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000633:toxicity; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D009183:Mycotoxins; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; C040857:cortinarin A; C040858:cortinarin C; C040859:cortinarin B