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MAGIC MUSHROOMS - WHAT ARE THOSE?
‘Magic Mushrooms’ is a term used to describe a strain of mushrooms of the genus Psilocybe, which contains the alkaloids psilocin and psilocybin 3 (4-hydroxy-N, N-dimethyltryptamine, and O-phosphoryl-4-hydroxy-N, N-dimethyltryptamine, respectively).
Both psilocybin and psilocin are tryptamines that closely resemble a primary neurotransmitter in our brain, called serotonin.
They are highly psychoactive and primarily interact with the serotonin 5-ht2a receptors in the brain.
Psilocin is a rather unstable compound and is usually degraded from the mushroom with heat or drying.
Psilocybin, however, is incredibly similar yet highly stable and can survive the drying process.
The difference between these two compounds is very minor.
Psilocybin is essentially the psilocin molecule with a phosphorous group attached to it.
When psilocybin is orally ingested, a digestive enzyme in the body called alkaline phosphatase shaves off the phosphorus group or dephosphorylates that molecule, converting it into psilocin.
It then enters into the blood stream, and eventually, the brain.
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