GC/MS determination of ibotenic acid and muscimol in the urine of patients intoxicated with Amanita pantherina.
International Journal of Legal Medicine July 1, 2012 Jan Stříbrný, Miloš Sokol, Barbora Merová et al.
Ibotenic acid and muscimol are substances which mostly participate in psychotropic properties of Amanita pantherina and Amanita muscaria. They are rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and readily excreted in urine. The poisoning with A. pantherina is in the majority of cases accidental because it can be easily mistaken for the edible species (Amanita rubescens, Amanita spissa and...