Chemical Composition Variability in Magic Mushrooms
Many factors are at play in creating the mysterious cocktail of psychoactive chemicals found in magic mushrooms.
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What are “Magic Mushrooms?”
You may have heard of magic mushrooms or even consumed them. But what are they?
Aeruginascin: An Understudied Psilocybin Derivative
Seldom mentioned in scientific literature, aeruginascin is closely structurally related to psilocybin, the most well-known psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms.
What Are Psilocybin Derivatives?
There are many compounds closely resembling psilocybin from a chemical structure standpoint. However, the chemical and pharmacological understanding of these psilocybin derivatives is few and far between.
Is Norbaeocystin an Active Component of Magic Mushrooms?
Psilocybin gets most of the attention, and other psilocybin-like compounds present in magic mushrooms have been largely ignored.
Blue Bruising: The Psilocybin Mushroom Bluing Reaction
This article explores the chemistry of blue bruising and proposes a mechanism for the chemical reaction that causes this unique effect.
Why Don’t Magic Mushrooms Contain DMT?
Recent studies on the biosynthesis of psilocybin provide an answer to this age-old question.
Phenylethylamine: An Overlooked Active Compound in Magic Mushrooms
Magic mushrooms have multiple active components including phenethylamine. These molecules are almost never acknowledged and are probably involved the pharmacology of these fungi.
Wood Lover Paralysis and the Black Rot Hypothesis
One hypothesis for the cause of wood lover paralysis is the presence of black rot on mushrooms.
Psilocin is the Active Component in Magic Mushrooms
Psilocybin is inactive but rapidly converted in the body into psilocin which elicits the psychedelic effect.