Muscazone

Names

IUPAC name

2-Amino-2-(2-oxo-3H-1,3-oxazol-5-yl)acetic acid

Identifiers

2255-39-2^Y

16735919^Y

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^Y
Key: ASBGWPLVVIASBE-GSVOUGTGSA-N^Y
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

Jmol-3D images

O=C([O-])[C@H]([NH3+])C\1=C\NC(=O)O/1

Properties

Molecular formula

C₅H₆N₂O₄

Molar mass

158.11 g·mol⁻¹

Appearance

Crystalline solid

Melting point

190 °C (374 °F; 463 K) (decomposes)^[1]

Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)

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Infobox references

Muscazone is a toxic psychoactive chemical compound. It is an amino acid found in European fly agaric mushrooms.^[1]

Amanita muscaria contains muscazone

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Merck Index, 12th Edition, 6390

Poisoning from Amanitas

sect.
Amanita

Species	A. albocreata A. crenulata A. farinosa A. frostiana A. gemmata A. multisquamosa A. muscaria A. pantherina A. porphyria A. regalis A. strobiliformis A. xanthocephala

Compounds	Toxins: Ibotenic Acid Muscimol Other compounds: Muscarine Muscazone Amavadine

sect.
Phalloidea

Species

Destroying angels	A. bisporigera A. exitialis A. magnivelaris A. ocreata A. verna A. virosa A. virosiformis

Other members	A. arocheae A. phalloides A. subjunquilea

Compounds

Amatoxins	Amanitins alpha- beta- gamma- epsilon- Amanullin Amanullinic acid Amaninamide Amanin Proamanullin

Phallotoxins	Phallacidin Phallacin Phallisacin Phallisin Phalloidin Phalloin Prophalloin

Other compounds	Antamanide Phallolysin Toxophallin

sect.
Lepidella

Species	A. nauseosa A. proxima A. smithiana A. sphaerobulbosa A. thiersii

Compounds	Allenic norleucine (2-amino-4,5-hexadienoic acid) Propargylglycine

sect.
Validae

Species	A. rubescens (A. amerirubescens nom. prov.)

Compounds	Rubescenslysin

Muscazone

See also

References