Determination of 5-OH-DMT (bufotenine) in the Asian toad Duttyphrynus melanostictus, Hoplobatrachus tigerinus and Haemopis sanguisiga in Madagascar by UHPLC-MS/MS.
Environmental toxicology and pharmacology April 1, 2025 Christina Ververi, Elisah Rasoanomenjanahary Nahavitatsara, Brigitte Annie Bezandry et al.
5-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (5-OH-DMT), known as bufotenine, is proven to have psychoactive effects in high concentrations. Duttyphrynus melanostictus, which produces bufotenine, has migrated to the city of Toamasina in Madagascar, thus, the determination bufotenine's levels in the species' samples is necessary. This study aimed to quantify bufotenine in eggs, tadpoles and toad's skin...