CAS Number: 17466-45-4
Formula: C35H48N8O11S
Formula Weight: 788.87
Linear Formula: C35H48N8O11S
MDL No.: MFCD03427567
Purity: >=90%
Beilstein Registry Number: 4347460
EC Number: 241-484-5
UNSPSC Code: 12352200
General description: Phalloidin is a phallotoxin produced by death cap mushroom Amanita phalloides. It is a cyclic peptide, which interacts with actin, and this was first identified in phalloidin-poisoned rats. It is a heptapeptide, cyclic in nature, with a crosslink between tryptophan at position 6 and cysteine at position 3. The side chain of amino acid 7 (γ-δ-dihydroxyleucine) in phalloidin, is accessible to modifications, through which fluorescently labeled phalloidin compounds can be produced.
Application: Phalloidin has been used: . As a supplement in PEM buffer and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO).. As a drug.. In immunohistochemistry to stain F-actin.
Biochem/physiol Actions: Phalloidin interacts with polymeric actin, and not oligomeric or monomeric forms. This interaction leads to highly stabilized actin filaments, which resist depolymerization and disassembly. In rats, this toxin causes death due to liver hemorrhage and cells show abnormal actin clustering. The affinity of phalloidin to actin is not significantly altered after derivatizing fluorescently labelled phalloidin compounds. These compounds can be used to study actin structure and organization within eukaryotic cells.
Biochem/physiol Actions: Toxin that binds polymeric F actin, stabilizing it and interfering with the function of actin-rich structures.
RTECS: SE9800000
RIDADR: UN 3462 6.1 / PGII
WGK Germany: 3
R Codes: 26/27/28
S Codes: 22-28-36/37-45
IOD Codes: T+
Symbol: GHS06
Signal Word: Danger
Hazard Statements: H300 + H310 + H330
Precautionary statements: P260-P264-P280-P284-P301 + P310-P302 + P350