AMANITIN


Meaning of AMANITIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈnī-t ə n, -ˈnē- ]

noun

Etymology: amanita + -in

Date: circa 1847

: a highly toxic peptide that is produced by the death cap and that selectively inhibits mammalian RNA polymerase

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