Russula subnigricans
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Russula subnigricans is a basidiomycete mushroom of the genus Russula found in China and North America. It has been responsible for mushroom poisoning in Taiwan. The effect was a serious one, rhabdomyolysis. Several active agents have been isolated; one designated russuphelin A by researchers in Japan.[1]
The species was named by Japanese mycologist Tsuguo Hongo in 1955. The name has also been applied to a North American fungus Russula eccentrica.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Takahashi A, Agatsuma T, Matsuda M, Ohta T, Nunozawa T, Endo T, Nozoe S (1992). "(abstract) Russuphelin A, a new cytotoxic substance from the mushroom Russula subnigricans Hongo.". Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 40 (12): 3185–88. PMID 1294320.
- ^ Wood M, Stevens F (2007). California Fungi:Russula eccentrica. The Fungi of California website. Mykoweb. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
