Bolesatine


Bolesatine is a glycoprotein isolated from the Rubroboletus satanas mushroom which has a lectin function.
It causes gastroenteritis in humans and, at high enough concentrations, inhibits protein synthesis. Bolesatine does not inhibit protein synthesis directly. Instead, it acts as a phosphatase for nucleoside triphosphate, particularly for GTP. At lower concentrations it is a mitogen to human T lymphocytes.