AbstractEs wird die Isolierung einer Substanz mit stark narkosepotenzierender Wirkung, des Muscimols C4H6O2N2, Smp. 155–156°, aus dem Fliegenpilz (Amanita muscaria (L. ex FR.) HOOKER) beschrieben. Die Substanz hat salzartigen Charakter (Betain). Muscimol ist kein genuiner Inhaltsstoff des Fliegenpilzes, sondern entsteht bei der Aufarbeitung aus einer labilen Vorstufe, die ähnliche...
Abstract The four known Cactus alkaloids anhalamine (II), anhalidine (III), rac . anhalonidine (IV) and rac pellotine (V) have been synthesized starting from mescaline (I) by new and simple procedures.
Abstract The psychotropically active principles of the Mexican hallucinogenic fungus Psilocybe maxicana H EIM have been isolated and obtained in crystalline form. The two new substances, which have been called psilocybin and psilocin , are present in the fruit bodies, the artificially cultivated mycelium and in the sclerotia. The dried mushroom contains 0.2 to 0.4 per cent psilocybin. Psilocin...
Abstract Various modifications were made in the molecular structure of the natural psychotropic substances psilocybin (I) and psilocin (11) to obtain an insight into the relationship between structure and psychotropic action of this group of substances. A description is given of the synthesis and properties of the position isomers of I and II with a phosphoryloxy or hydroxy group in position 5,...