gyromitrin Property

Boiling point:

187.56°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.1275 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.4880 (estimate)

solubility 

Chloroform (Soluble), DMSO (Slightly), Ethyl Acetate (Sparingly)

form 

Oil

pka

2.36±0.70(Predicted)

color 

Colourless to Yellow

Stability:

Light Sensitive

LogP

-0.300 (est)

IARC

3 (Vol. 31, Sup 7) 1987

EPA Substance Registry System

Gyromitrin (16568-02-8)

Safety

RIDADR 

1544

HazardClass 

6.1(b)

PackingGroup 

III

Hazardous Substances Data

16568-02-8(Hazardous Substances Data)

Toxicity

LD50 orl-rat: 320 mg/kg FCTXAV 15,575,77

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

gyromitrin Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Uses

Gyromitrin is hepatotoxic and carcinogenic compound that is found in G. esculenta and few other mushrooms, which has resulted in severe poisonings and even deaths in human.

Definition

ChEBI: Gyromitrin is a hydrazone and an aldehyde. It is functionally related to an acetaldehyde hydrazone.

Safety Profile

Poison via ingestion and possibly other routes. Questionable carcinogen with experimental carcinogenic and tumorigenic data. When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of NOx.