Definitions
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- noun The poisonous principle of some fungi.
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- noun Alternative form of
amanitin .
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Examples
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Work on the poisonous agent in the "death cap" mushroom led to the isolation of the crystalline cyclopeptides phalloidine and amanitine; work on the pigment of butterflies led to the discovery of the biologically important class of pterin compounds.
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While the phanerogams or flowering plants annually contribute to the list of newly discovered alkaloids, with the exception of muscarine and amanitine, no alkaloid has as yet been definitely recognized among the cryptogams.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882 Various
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