Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of 5-Methylpsilocybin: A Tryptamine with Potential Psychedelic Activity.
J Nat Prod
; 84(4): 1403-1408, 2021 04 23.
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| ID: mdl-33667102
A novel analogue of psilocybin was produced by hybrid chemoenzymatic synthesis in sufficient quantity to enable bioassay. Utilizing purified 4-hydroxytryptamine kinase from Psilocybe cubensis, chemically synthesized 5-methylpsilocin (2) was enzymatically phosphorylated to provide 5-methylpsilocybin (1). The zwitterionic product was isolated from the enzymatic step with high purity utilizing a solvent-antisolvent precipitation approach. Subsequently, 1 was tested for psychedelic-like activity using the mouse head-twitch response assay, which indicated activity that was more potent than the psychedelic dimethyltryptamine, but less potent than that of psilocybin.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Psilocibina
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Triptaminas
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Alucinógenos
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Nat Prod
Año:
2021
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Article
País de afiliación:
Alemania
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos