This chapter introduces drugs derived from plants and fungi including lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), psilocybin (from ‘magic mushrooms’), N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and mescaline. Their physical description and chemical identification are described. The use of fluorescence detection for HPLC analysis of drugs and the greater selectivity it offers over UV and diode array detection are...
This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Identification of Psilocybin- and Psilocin-containing Mushrooms Identification of Fungal Species from Morphological Characteristics Identification of Psilocin and Psilocybin Using Chemical Analysis Quantification of Psilocin and Psilocybin by HPLC The Identification of Psilocybin- and Psilocin-containing Fungi Using DNA Profiling References