Chemists Isolate 10 Compounds from Psilocybe merdaria

Researchers isolate 10 compounds from Psilocybe merdaria including two new ones.

July 2016

Chinese researchers are the first to isolate 10 chemicals from Psilocybe merdaria using 1D and 2D NMR including 2 new ones: 11,14-dihydroxylneoechinulin E and (S)-4-(4-methylpent-3-en-1-yl)-butyrolactone. Seven of the chemicals showed inhibitory activity against acetylcholinesterase.