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Morels are one of the most commonly eaten wild mushrooms. So how did two people die from eating them at a single restaurant in Bozeman, Montana? Alex & George team up to take a deeper look into mushroom chemistry, identification, and cultivation to get a better understanding of this mystery.
#mushrooms #poison #chemistry
Credits:
Executive Producer:
Matthew Radcliff
Producers:
Andrew Sobey
Elaine Seward
Darren Weaver
Writers:
Alex Dainis
George Zaidan
Hosts:
Alex Dainis
George Zaidan
Scientific Consultants:
Michael Beug, PhD
Michelle Boucher, PhD
Alden C. Dirks, PhD
Leila Duman, PhD
Annie Weissman, MD
Executive in Charge for PBS: Maribel Lopez
Director of Programming for PBS: Gabrielle Ewing
Assistant Director of Programming for PBS: John Campbell
Reactions is a production of the American Chemical Society.
© 2024 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
Sources:
Morel Toxicity Update.pdf
fungimag.com/spring-2021-articles/Morel%20Toxicity%20Update.pdf
Tests for gyromitrin, a poisonous compound in false morel gyromitra esculenta - PubMed
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/983341
False morel fungi - Poisonous when raw
ruokavirasto.fi/globalassets/tietoa-meista/julkaisut/esitteet/elintarvikkeet/false_morel_fungi.pdf
Hydrolytic Stability of Hydrazones and Oximes - PMC
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2743602
Toxic Mushroom Contamination of Wild Mushrooms in Commercial Distribution - ScienceDirect
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362028X2212572X?ref=pdf_download&fr=RR-2&rr=8802d6afdc379c1f
What’s for dinner this time?: DNA authentication of “wild mushrooms” in food products sold in the USA - PMC
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8340906
Outbreak Linked to Morel Mushroom Exposure — Montana, 2023 | MMWR
cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7310a1.htm
Artificial cultivation of true morels: current state, issues and perspectives - PubMed
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28585444
False Morels and Gyromitrin Mycotoxin - YouTube
youtube.com/watch?v=yXzoFaCw4eQ
Warning on False or True Morels and Button Mushrooms with Potential Toxicity Linked to Hydrazinic Toxins: An Update - PMC
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7472412
Report_FinalSummary_FBIOutbreak_7.19.2023-Final.pdf
healthygallatin.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Report_FinalSummary_FBIOutbreak_7.19.2023-Final.pdf
Gyromitra Mushroom Toxicity - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470580
Thirty Plus Years of Mushroom Poisonings
fungimag.com/archives/Poisonings.pdf
How to grow morels
youtube.com/watch?v=nmgJ6RgjUac
Morel cultivation methods
https://plantpath.psu.edu/news/china-trip-unveils-morel-cultivation-mysteries
Morel poisoning cases
scientificamerican.com/article/morel-mushrooms-can-be-deadly-food-poisoning-cases-show
Mushroom bioaccumulation
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308814601001558#:~:text=This%20bioaccumulation%20means%20that%20some,fruit%20bodies%20of%20the%20mushrooms
Horizontal gene transfer in mushrooms
pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2201113119;
pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2311245121#:~:text=The%20canonical%20psilocybin%20BGC%20is,and%20convergent%20evolution%20(24)
Morels are one of the most commonly eaten wild mushrooms. So how did two people die from eating them at a single restaurant in Bozeman, Montana? Alex & George team up to take a deeper look into mushroom chemistry, identification, and cultivation to get a better understanding of this mystery.
#mushrooms #poison #chemistry
Credits:
Executive Producer:
Matthew Radcliff
Producers:
Andrew Sobey
Elaine Seward
Darren Weaver
Writers:
Alex Dainis
George Zaidan
Hosts:
Alex Dainis
George Zaidan
Scientific Consultants:
Michael Beug, PhD
Michelle Boucher, PhD
Alden C. Dirks, PhD
Leila Duman, PhD
Annie Weissman, MD
Executive in Charge for PBS: Maribel Lopez
Director of Programming for PBS: Gabrielle Ewing
Assistant Director of Programming for PBS: John Campbell
Reactions is a production of the American Chemical Society.
© 2024 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
Sources:
Morel Toxicity Update.pdf
fungimag.com/spring-2021-articles/Morel%20Toxicity%20Update.pdf
Tests for gyromitrin, a poisonous compound in false morel gyromitra esculenta - PubMed
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/983341
False morel fungi - Poisonous when raw
ruokavirasto.fi/globalassets/tietoa-meista/julkaisut/esitteet/elintarvikkeet/false_morel_fungi.pdf
Hydrolytic Stability of Hydrazones and Oximes - PMC
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2743602
Toxic Mushroom Contamination of Wild Mushrooms in Commercial Distribution - ScienceDirect
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362028X2212572X?ref=pdf_download&fr=RR-2&rr=8802d6afdc379c1f
What’s for dinner this time?: DNA authentication of “wild mushrooms” in food products sold in the USA - PMC
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8340906
Outbreak Linked to Morel Mushroom Exposure — Montana, 2023 | MMWR
cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/73/wr/mm7310a1.htm
Artificial cultivation of true morels: current state, issues and perspectives - PubMed
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28585444
False Morels and Gyromitrin Mycotoxin - YouTube
youtube.com/watch?v=yXzoFaCw4eQ
Warning on False or True Morels and Button Mushrooms with Potential Toxicity Linked to Hydrazinic Toxins: An Update - PMC
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7472412
Report_FinalSummary_FBIOutbreak_7.19.2023-Final.pdf
healthygallatin.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Report_FinalSummary_FBIOutbreak_7.19.2023-Final.pdf
Gyromitra Mushroom Toxicity - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470580
Thirty Plus Years of Mushroom Poisonings
fungimag.com/archives/Poisonings.pdf
How to grow morels
youtube.com/watch?v=nmgJ6RgjUac
Morel cultivation methods
https://plantpath.psu.edu/news/china-trip-unveils-morel-cultivation-mysteries
Morel poisoning cases
scientificamerican.com/article/morel-mushrooms-can-be-deadly-food-poisoning-cases-show
Mushroom bioaccumulation
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308814601001558#:~:text=This%20bioaccumulation%20means%20that%20some,fruit%20bodies%20of%20the%20mushrooms
Horizontal gene transfer in mushrooms
pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2201113119;
pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2311245121#:~:text=The%20canonical%20psilocybin%20BGC%20is,and%20convergent%20evolution%20(24)
