Volume 124, Issue 10 pp. 2418-2420
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Evidence for the Natural Toxins from the Mushroom Trogia venenata as a Cause of Sudden Unexpected Death in Yunnan Province, China

Dr. Zhong-Yu Zhou

Dr. Zhong-Yu Zhou

State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204 (China)

South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650 (China)

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Dr. Guo-Qing Shi

Dr. Guo-Qing Shi

Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050 (China)

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Dr. Robert Fontaine

Dr. Robert Fontaine

Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050 (China)

United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333 (USA)

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Kun Wei

Kun Wei

State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204 (China)

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Tao Feng

Tao Feng

State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204 (China)

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Fang Wang

Fang Wang

State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204 (China)

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Gang-Qiang Wang

Gang-Qiang Wang

State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204 (China)

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Yan Qu

Yan Qu

State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204 (China)

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Zheng-Hui Li

Zheng-Hui Li

State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204 (China)

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Ze-Jun Dong

Ze-Jun Dong

State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204 (China)

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Hua-Jie Zhu

Hua-Jie Zhu

State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204 (China)

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Zhu-Liang Yang

Zhu-Liang Yang

State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204 (China)

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Prof. Guang Zeng

Corresponding Author

Prof. Guang Zeng

Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050 (China)

Guang Zeng, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050 (China)

Ji-Kai Liu, State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204 (China)

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Prof. Dr. Ji-Kai Liu

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Ji-Kai Liu

State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204 (China)

Guang Zeng, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050 (China)

Ji-Kai Liu, State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204 (China)

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First published: 27 January 2012
Citations: 3

This project was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, 2009CB522300), the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (30830113, U1132607), and Scientific Research Special Funds from the Ministry of Health (200802002). We thank Dr. R. Stone for reading our manuscript and for helpful suggestions.

Graphical Abstract

Überlebenswichtige Informationen: Die beiden ungewöhnlichen Aminosäuren 2R-Amino-4S-hydroxy-5-hexinsäure (rot) und 2R-Amino-5-hexinsäure (blau) wurden aus Fruchtkörpern des Pilzes Trogia venenata isoliert. Toxikologische Studien bringen diese beiden giftigen Substanzen mit plötzlichen Todesfällen („Sudden Unexplained Death“) in der chinesischen Provinz Yunnan in Verbindung.

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