Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In this video, I discuss some of the interesting mycotoxins produced by mushrooms!

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Links to articles discussed in this episode:

Tinky Winkenic Acid discovery - doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.179
Illudins - doi.org/10.1016/S1568-7864(02)00166-0
Ibotenic Acid - doi.org/10.1007/BF03159956
Muscimol - doi.org/10.2174/1568026023393525
Coprine - doi.org/10.1124/pr.111.005538
Coprine - ISBN 0-7167-2600-9
Muscarine - doi.org/10.1080/15563650903008448
Psilocybin & Psilocin - doi.org/10.1080/1355621021000005937
Orellanine - doi.org/10.1093/ndt/14.11.2779-a
Agaritine - doi.org/10.1080/02652030210156340
Agaritine carcinogenicity - doi.org/10.1016/0278-6915(94)00142-B
Amatoxins - doi.org/10.1007/BF00444032
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0:00 Introduction
0:07 Wild Mushrooms are Dangerous!!! . You should never consume random mushrooms
0:43 Triangulenic Acid (Tinky Winkenic Acid) . This toxin is found in Russula subnigricans
2:50 Ibotenic Acid & Muscimol . One of the most famous mushrooms - Amanita Muscaria
3:36 Coprine . Present in Coprinopsis atramentorio (the common ink cap)
5:43 Psilocybin & Psilocin . Famously know in mushrooms from the genus Psilocybe (magic mushrooms)
6:41 Orellanine . From the Orellani-e.g. Cortinarius rubellus (deadly webcap)
8:31 Amatoxins • Notably present in Amanita phalloides (the death cap) . The red substituents vary between amatoxins