phalloidin

/ fəˈlɔɪdɪn /

noun

1. a peptide toxin, responsible for the toxicity of the death cap mushroom, Amanita phalloides

Word History and Origins

Origin of phalloidin¹

C20: New Latin, from phallus + -oid + -in

Example Sentences

Maximum projection of 5 images taken with a 1-µm step. b, Phalloidin staining of the cytoskeletal molecule F-actin and Hoechst staining of DNA show the localization of actin at cell–cell junctions.

From Nature

Or� affirmed that the phalloidin of the Amanita phalloides was very nearly related to, and perhaps identical with, strychnine.

From Project Gutenberg