Profiling of Amatoxins and Phallotoxins in the Genus Lepiota by Liquid Chromatography Combined with UV Absorbance and Mass Spectrometry

Species in the mushroom genus Lepiota can cause fatal mushroom poisonings due to their content of amatoxins such as α-amanitin. Previous studies of the toxin composition of poisonous Lepiota species relied on analytical methods of low sensitivity or resolution. Using liquid chromatography coupled t...

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Main Authors: R. Michael Sgambelluri, Sara Epis, Davide Sassera, Hong Luo, Evan R. Angelos, Jonathan D. Walton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-08-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/6/8/2336