Monday July 19, 1999 - Question 10

Which of the following statements about mushrooms of the genus Gyromitra are true?

A. Gyromitrin is water insoluble and can not be removed in the cooking process.

B. Toxicity from exposure to gyromitrin is only seen following oral exposure.

C. Monomethylhydrazine is the substance that is responsible for the toxicity.

D. Monomethylhydrazine is hydrolyzed to gyromitrin in vivo.

E. Gyromitrin is an agonist at the GABA receptor.
 

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