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α-Amanitin

From Amanita phalloides, ≥85% (HPLC), RNA polymerase II and III inhibitor, powder

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C39H54N10O14S
CAS Number:
23109-05-9
Molecular Weight:
918.97
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
NACRES:
NA.32
PubChem Substance ID:
24890639
EC Number:
245-432-2
MDL number:
MFCD00215842
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1071138

Product Name

α-Amanitin, from Amanita phalloides, ≥85% (HPLC), powder

InChI key

CIORWBWIBBPXCG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C39H54N10O14S/c1-4-16(2)31-36(60)42-11-29(55)43-25-15-64(63)38-21(20-6-5-18(51)7-22(20)46-38)9-23(33(57)41-12-30(56)47-31)44-37(61)32(17(3)27(53)14-50)48-35(59)26-8-19(52)13-49(26)39(62)24(10-28(40)54)45-34(25)58/h5-7,16-17,19,23-27,31-32,46,50-53H,4,8-15H2,1-3H3,(H2,40,54)(H,41,57)(H,42,60)(H,43,55)(H,44,61)(H,45,58)(H,47,56)(H,48,59)

SMILES string

CCC(C)C1NC(=O)CNC(=O)C2Cc3c([nH]c4cc(O)ccc34)S(=O)CC(NC(=O)CNC1=O)C(=O)NC(CC(N)=O)C(=O)N5CC(O)CC5C(=O)NC(C(C)C(O)CO)C(=O)N2

biological source

Amanita phalloides

assay

≥85% (HPLC)

form

powder

mol wt

918.97  g/mol

color

white to light yellow

mp

254-255 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 1.0 mg/mL

ε (extinction coefficient)

13,500 at 310 nm in H2O at 1 M

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

200

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Application

α-Amanitin has been used:
  • for inducing transcriptional arrest in NT2 cells prior to immunofluorescence assay
  • to induce nephrotoxicity in mice renal tissues
  • to induce and analyse genotoxicity in mice bone marrow cells by cell viability assay, comet assay and chromosomal aberration assay

Biochem/physiol Actions

Inhibits eukaryotic RNA polymerase II and III; does not inhibit RNA polymerase I or bacterial RNA polymerase; inhibits mammalian protein synthesis.
The major toxic constituent of the mushroom, Amanita phalloides, inhibits eukaryotic RNA polymerase II and III, but does not inhibit RNA polymerase I or bacterial RNA polymerase. Inhibits mammalian protein synthesis.

Disclaimer

When stored frozen in the dark, retained samples were found to be greater than 99% by HPLC after two years.

Preparation Note

Store a 1 mg/ml aqueous stock solution frozen at -20°C. It does not degrade with repeated freeze-thaw cycles. Dilute into the appropriate buffer immediately prior to use. Product is destroyed by concentrated acid or base.

pictograms

Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard
GHS06,GHS08

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H300,H373

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 1 Oral - STOT RE 2

target_organs

Kidney,Blood,Liver,Gastrointestinal tract,Respiratory Tract,Central nervous system

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 3

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