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Baeocystin
Introduction
Baeocystin is a mushroom alkaloid and analog of the psychedelic hallucinogenic drug psilocybin, a tryptamine derivative. It is found as a minor compound in most psychoactive mushrooms together with psilocybin, norbaeocystin, and psilocin. Little information exists with regard to human pharmacology, but a dosage of 10mg is reported to produce entheogenic effects.Template:Specify
First isolated from the mushroom Psilocybe baeocystis,[1] baeocystin is a demethylated derivative of psilocybin.
References
- ↑ Leung, A.Y. and A.G. Paul. “Baeocystin and Norbaeocystin: New Analogs of Psilocybin from Psilocybe baeocystis.” Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 57(10): 1667-1671 (1968).
- DB Repke, DT Leslie, G Guzman. “Baeocystin in Psilocybe, Conocybe and Panaeolus.” Lloydia. 1977 Nov-Dec;40(6):566-78.