The identification of psychedelic compounds within Australian Acacia species
L. O'Grady, X. Conlan, L. Webb
Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences April 28, 2024 DOI: 10.1080/00450618.2024.2324744 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational analytical chemistry study Peer reviewed |
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| Population | 104 plant samples representing 79 Acacia species |
| Key findings | DMT was identified in 51 of 79 Acacia species screened, with 41 of those species not previously known to contain the compound. The authors state that the range of DMT-containing species and the quantity of the compound in each remain relatively unknown. |
Abstract
ABSTRACT N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is a psychedelic substance produced within various Acacia species; however, the range of species that contain it and the quantity of the compound found within each species is relatively unknown. This work focused on the identification of DMT in 104 plant samples, representing 79 Acacia species, utilizing a reverse phase liquid chromatographic separation prior to mass spectral characterization with a robust Q-TOF-MS method. The findings of this work determined 51 DMT-containing species, 41 of which were previously unknown to contain the psychedelic.