Chemistry:Muscazone

Muscazone
Names
	IUPAC name 2-Amino-2-(2-oxo-3H-1,3-oxazol-5-yl)acetic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	2255-39-2 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	16735919 ;
EC Number	218-853-4;
PubChem CID	92925;
UNII	K97K88B7WE ;
	InChI 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 Key: ASBGWPLVVIASBE-GSVOUGTGSA-N ; 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;
	SMILES O=C([O-])[C@H]([NH3+])C\1=C\NC(=O)O/1;
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H6N2O4
Molar mass	158.113 g·mol−1
Appearance	Crystalline solid
Melting point	190 °C (374 °F; 463 K) (decomposes)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
	verify (what is ?)
	Infobox references

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

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Merck Index, 12th Edition, 6390
↑ Robert Alan Lewis (1998). Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology. CRC Press. p. 719. ISBN 978-0849366079.

0.00

(0 votes)

Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscazone. Read more