Muscazone

Muscazone

Names
IUPAC name 2-Amino-2-(2-oxo-3H-1,3-oxazol-5-yl)acetic acid
Identifiers
CAS Number	2255-39-2  Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	16735919  Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.017.141
EC Number	218-853-4
PubChem CID	92925
UNII	K97K88B7WE  Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80893775
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 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
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) [1]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Y  verify  (what is  YN ?) 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

See also

• Ibotenic acid
• Muscimol

References

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