Definition of Phalloidin

1. Noun. (biochemistry) A toxic cyclic peptide obtained from the mushroom ''Amanita phalloides'' ¹

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Medical Definition of Phalloidin

1. Cyclic peptide (789D) from the Death Cap fungus (Amanita phalloides) that binds to and stabilises, F actin. Fluorescent derivatives are used to stain actin in fixed and permeabilised cells, although there is some uptake by live cells. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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phallocentrism
phallocentrisms
phallocracies
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phallodea
phallogocentric
phallogocentrism
phallogocentrisms
phalloidin (current term)
phalloidine
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phallolysin
phallometric
phalloplasties

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