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muscazone

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Also known as (+/-)-muscazone

Muscazone is a toxic chemical compound. It is an amino acid found in European fly agaric mushrooms.

Chemical data

Formula
C5H6N2O4
Molecular weight
158.11 g/mol
IUPAC name
2-amino-2-(2-oxo-3H-1,3-oxazol-5-yl)acetic acid
SMILES
C1=C(OC(=O)N1)C(C(=O)O)N
InChIKey
ASBGWPLVVIASBE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
-3.9
Polar surface area
102 Ų
H-bond donors
3
H-bond acceptors
5
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
158.032756672
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chemical formula
C₅H₆O₄N₂
canonical SMILES
C1=C(OC(=O)N1)C(C(=O)O)N
melting point
190
found in taxon
Amanita muscaria
Commons category
Muscazone
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Muscazone is a toxic chemical compound. It is an amino acid found in European fly agaric mushrooms.

Consumption causes visual damage, mental confusion, and memory loss.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “muscazone” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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