Birnbaumins

Birnbaumins

Birnbaumin A

Birnbaumin B
Properties
C16H20N6O4 (A)
C16H20N6O5 (B)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Birnbaumins are a pair of alkaloids and toxic yellow pigment compounds first isolated from the flowerpot parasol mushroom.[1] They cause peptic gastric ulcers if consumed.

References

  1. Andrea Bartsch, Monika Bross, Peter Spiteller, Michael Spiteller, and Wolfgang Steglich (7 April 2005). "Birnbaumin A and B: Two Unusual 1-Hydroxyindole Pigments from the "Flower Pot Parasol" Leucocoprinus birnbaumii" 44 (19): 2957–2959. doi:10.1002/anie.200500082.


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