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Muscazone

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Muscazone
Names
IUPAC name
2-Amino-2-(2-oxo-3H-1,3-oxazol-5-yl)acetic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.017.141 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 218-853-4
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C5H6N2O4/c6-3(4(8)9)2-1-7-5(10)11-2/h1,3H,6H2,(H,7,10)(H,8,9)/t3-/m1/s1 checkY
    Key: ASBGWPLVVIASBE-GSVOUGTGSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C5H6N2O4/c6-3(4(8)9)2-1-7-5(10)11-2/h1,3H,6H2,(H,7,10)(H,8,9)/t3-/m1/s1
    Key: ASBGWPLVVIASBE-GSVOUGTGBI
  • O=C([O-])[C@H]([NH3+])C\1=C\NC(=O)O/1
Properties
C5H6N2O4
Molar mass 158.113 g·mol−1
Appearance Crystalline solid
Melting point 190 °C (374 °F; 463 K) (decomposes)[1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Muscazone is a toxic chemical compound. It is an amino acid found in European fly agaric mushrooms.[1]

Consumption causes visual damage, mental confusion, and memory loss.[2]

Amanita muscaria contains muscazone

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Merck Index, 12th Edition, 6390
  2. ^ Robert Alan Lewis (1998). Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology. CRC Press. p. 719. ISBN 978-0849366079.