TOXICOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT PROPERTIES OF FLY AGARICS AND CHEMICAL AND TOXICOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF POISONING BY THEM: SCIENTIFIC REVIEW
Russian Journal of Forensic Medicine March 22, 2025 Varvara Zelenshchikova, M. Belova, Elizaveta Melnik
Every year the number of poisonings by mushrooms of the genus Amanita increases, especially by species of A. muscaria and A. panterina. These species contain substances that affect the activity of the central nervous system (CNS). The most significant of them are: muscimol, ibotenic acid, muscarine. Muscimol (MUS) and ibotenic acid (IBO) are water–soluble derivatives of isoxazole. They have an...