Brough, John.
Soma and Amanita Muscaria.
Bulletin of the School of Oriental annd African Studies, University of London 34:331-362. (1971)
Floersheim GL
Influence of ethanol on toxicity of paraquat and Amanita phalloides [letter]
Lancet; 1992 Feb 15; 339(8790); P 437
[NO ABSTRACT]
Kalac P; Burda J; Staskova I
Concentrations of lead, cadmium, mercury and copper in mushrooms in the vicinity of a lead smelter.
Sci.Total.Environ; 1991 Jun; 105; P 109-19
The concentrations of four heavy metals in 149 samples of mushroom fruiting bodies, representing 11 species, mainly all edible, were determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy. The mushrooms were collected up to a distance of 6 km from a lead smelter in central Bohemia (Czechoslovakia) in operation since 1786. Lead was accumulated extensively by Lepiota rhacodes and Lepista nuda. Among other species, significant accumulation was found up to a distance of 1 km from the source. Concentrations of greater than 100 mg kg-1 dry matter were often determined. The safe limit of 5 mg kg-1 dry matter was exceeded in most samples collected at distances of up to 6 km from the source. Concentrations of cadmium in the polluted area were generally significantly higher than in other parts of Bohemia. Cadmium was extensively accumulated by the toxic Amanita muscaria, but also by the edible Boletus edulis and Amanita rubescens, with mean values 28.6, 15.2 and 12.3 mg Cd kg-1 dry matter, respectively. The Czechoslovakian statutory limit is 0.5 mg Cd kg-1 dry matter. Statistically significant linear correlations between lead and cadmium concentrations were found only for Boletus edulis and Paxillus involutus. Mercury was accumulated by Lepista nuda and Lepiota rhacodes; mean values of 11.9 and 6.5 mg Hg kg-1 dry matter, respectively, were found. Concentrations of mercury in most species from the study area were higher than in those from other parts of Bohemia. Lepiota rhacodes and Lepista nuda also accumulated copper extensively with mean values of 280 and 193 mg Cu kg-1 dry matter, respectively. ABSTRACT.
Kiho T; Katsuragawa M; Nagai K; Ukai S; Haga M
Structure and antitumor activity of a branched (1-->3)-Beta-D-glucan from the alkaline extract of Amanita muscaria.
Carbohydr-Res; 1992 Feb 7; 224; P 237-43
[No Abstract]
Miller OK Jr
New species of Amanita from Western Australia.
Can.J.Bot; 1991 Dec; 69(12); P 2692-703
[No Abtract]
Oss, O. T. & O. N. Oeric.
Psycho-Mycological Studies of Amanita -- From Ancient Sacrament to Modern Phobia.
J. Psychedelic Drugs 8(1):27-35. (1976)
OTT, JONATHAN
Psycho-mycological studies of amanita: From ancient sacrament to modern phobia.
Journal of Psychedelic Drugs; 1976 Jan-Mar Vol 8(1) 27-35
Describes the use of fly-agaric mushrooms as psychedelic food. The active substances are ibotenic acid and its metabolite, muscimol. Structural similarity of ibotenic acid to glutamic acid accounts for the psychoactive and taste-enhancing effects.
Piomelli, Daniele
One route to religious ecstasy (Amanita muscaria)
Nature v349 p362 January 31 1991
SUBJECTS: Hallucinogenic drugs Religion Amanita
Pollock, Steven H.
The Alaskan Amanita Quest.
Journal of Psychedelic Drugs 7(4):397-399. (1975)
Pouyet M; Caillon P; Ducerf C; Berthaud S; Bouffard Y; Delafosse B; Thomasson A;
[Orthotopic liver transplantation for severe amanita phalloides poisoning]
Presse-Med; 1991 Nov 30; 20(41); P 2095-8
Forty-eight hours after a women was poisoned by ingesting Amanita phalloides mushrooms, she developed fulminant hepatic failure with collapse, pH 7.24, lactic acidosis 7.6 mmol/l, hypoglycaemia 3.5 mmol/l, anuria and stage IV coma requiring tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. Transaminase level was up to 8,000 UI/l. Prothrombin and factor V levels were below 10 percent, with an APT time of 86 s versus a 29 s control time. Twenty-four hours after her admission, the patient underwent orthotopic liver transplantation. The postoperative period was uneventful, with return to consciousness and rapid normalization of hepatic biochemistry values, without signs of acute rejection. This 10th published case of orthotopic liver transplantation for Amanita phalloides poisoning with acute hepatic necrosis confirms that this type of treatment must be systematically envisaged in all such cases. ABSTRACT.
Schneider SM; Michelson EA; Vanscoy G
Failure of N-acetylcysteine to reduce alpha amanitin toxicity.
J.Appl.Toxicol; 1992 Apr; 12(2); P 141-2
Acetaminophen undergoes toxic conversion in the liver to a free-radical intermediary which binds to glutathione. N-Acetylcysteine acts as a glutathione precursor when natural stores are depleted, and is an effective antidote for acetaminophen overdose. Mushrooms containing amatoxins (such as Amanita phalloides) may undergo similar toxic conversion. However, in our amatoxin-poisoned mouse model, N-acetylcysteine (1.2 g kg-1) produced no change in survival or hepatic enzyme elevation compared to control animals. We conclude that N-acetylcysteine has no clinical role in the treatment of Amanita phalloides ingestion. ABSTRACT.
Stabell-Kulo, Arnt.
Amanita Muscaria (the Fly-Agaric): A Positivistic Approach.
Temenos 16:122-131. (1980)
Tulloss RE; Bhandary HR
Amanita chepangiana--A new species from Nepal.
Mycotaxon; 1992 Jan-Mar; 43; P 25-31
[No Abstract]
Tulloss RE; Hongo T; Bhandary HR
Amanita neoovoidea--Taxonomy and distribution.
Mycotaxon; 1992 Apr-Jun; 44(1); P 235-42
[No Abstract]
Wasson, R. Gordon.
Traditional Use in North America of Amanita Muscaria for Divinatory Purposes.
Journal of Psychedelic Drugs 11(1-2):25-28. (1979)
Wieland T; Faulstich H
Fifty years of amanitin.
Experientia; 1991 Dec 1; 47(11-12); P 1186-93
Pharmacokinetic studies have provided new insights into human Amanita poisoning, but it appears to be impossible to treat this intoxication by immunotherapy. New synthetic analogs have revealed structure-activity relationships that were unknown so far. The main toxin, alpha-amanitin, is in constant use as a tool in molecular biology and in biological research. First experiments have been reported in which amanitin bound to polymers could be internalized into tumor cells via a receptor-mediated endocytosis. ABSTRACT.
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