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Planta Med 1989; 55(3): 249-250
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-961995
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Biotransformation of Tryptamine in Fruiting Mycelia of Psilocybe cubensis

Jochen Gartz
  • Institute of Biotechnology, Academy of Sciences of the GDR, Permoserstraße 15, GDR-7050 Leipzig, German Democratic Republic
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1988

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24 January 2007 (online)

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Abstract

Mycelial cultures of Psilocybe cubensis, with the ability to form psilocybin and psilocin de-novo, also hydroxylated and methylated fed tryptamine to give psilocin in up to 3.3% dry mass of the obtained fruit bodies. By using HPLC and TLC, it was found that these mushrooms contain only a small amount of psilocybin (0.01-0.2% dry mass). The values of psilocin are the highest described in any mushrooms.