Aeruginascin, a Trimethylammonium Analogue of Psilocybin from the Hallucinogenic MushroomInocybe aeruginascens
Planta Medica April 1, 2006 Niels Jensen, Jochen Gartz, Hartmut Laatsch 56 citations
The hallucinogenic mushroom Inocybe aeruginascens contains typical Psilocybe alkaloids such as psilocybin. Researchers have now determined the structure of an additional indole derivative, aeruginascin, which is the quaternary ammonium compound N,N,N-trimethyl-4-phosphoryloxytryptamine. Aeruginascin is closely related to the frog skin toxin bufotenidine (5-HTQ), a potent 5-HT3 receptor agonist, and has so far been found exclusively in Inocybe aeruginascens.