Amanitine

/ˌæməˈnaɪtiːn/ noun

Definition

A variant or alternative term for amanitin, the deadly peptide toxin found in certain Amanita mushroom species.

Etymology

From amanitin with the alternate chemical suffix -ine (used interchangeably with -in for naming organic compounds). This represents scientific naming variation rather than a fundamentally different compound.

Kelly Says

Scientific nomenclature can be slippery—'amanitine' and 'amanitin' refer to the same deadly molecule, but chemists sometimes used different suffixes based on their nationality or the journal publishing standards of their era.

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