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R
NMe2
N
H
R= OH Psilocin
R= OPO3H2 Psilocybin
Psilocin is a psychedelic (hallucinogenic) alkaloids. It is found in most
psychedelic mushrooms together with its phosphorylated counterpart psilocybin.
The red sacred mushrooms, Psilocybe mexicana, contain 0.2-0.4% of psilocybin
and traces of psilocin.
Action and uses
They are hallucinogenic narcotic alkaloid, may cause serious psychologic
disturbances.
HO 4 Bufotenine .3
5 7
6 3
12 N
N CH3 CH3
H
Bufotenine is an indole amine alkaloid. It is found in the skin of some species
of toads, in mushrooms, higher plants and mammals. The name bufotenine
originates from the Bufo genus of toads, which includes several species of
psychoactive toads that secrete bufotoxins from their parotid glands. Bufotenine is
similar in its chemical structure to hallucinogen psilocin (5-hydroxyl-dimethyl-
tryptamine).
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