Talk:Gyromitrin

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To do[edit]

(copied over from Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Chemicals#Gyromitrin)

From a quick look, issues that occur to me / things to consider:

The compound has (E) and (Z) isomers, but which comments apply to which isomers is not specified
I suspect that the laboratory synthesis of the compound(s) are described in the literature; these should be described

The synthesis is probably included in List PH, Luft P. (1967). "Gyrometrin, the toxin of the morel, Gyromitra (Helvella) esculenta" Tetrahedron Letters 20:1893-94. It's at my university library, will try to get it in the next week. Sasata (talk) 17:08, 19 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Is there undue weight on the information about the fungus, etc, as opposed to the compound?
Is it worth considering a section on the "Properties" of the compound, or maybe a "History" section?
The references are not consistently formatted
Does the lede summarise all of the article?

EdChem (talk) 16:30, 19 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Re: the lede and weight on the mushroom, it's an issue that has definitely not been cleaned out entirely yet (this is mostly a split of Gyromitra esculenta...), but the compounds is almost only studied in the context of poisoning too. Circéus (talk) 18:56, 19 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Contradiction[edit]

The amount of gyromitrin per kilogram of fresh false morel is different between the two sections. Was the initial measurement given in History incorrect? Or is the first measurement the gyromitrin content and the second of monomethylhydrazine content after hydrolysis? --Ipatrol (talk) 17:05, 28 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Link to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis[edit]

I have found a study claiming link between gyromitrin and ALS. I'm not qualified to make any conclusions, but this is worth reviewing by somebody more knowledgeable. WildyLion (talk) 13:43, 11 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]