Muscazone is an amino acid derivative found in Amanita muscaria (fly agaric) mushrooms. It is a photodegradation product of ibotenic acid. The human psychoactivity of muscazone is unknown, but it is said to have weak activity in neurochemical tests. Muscazone was first described in the scientific literature by 1965.Fritz, H., Gagneux, A. R., Zbinden, R., Geigy, J. R., Basle, S. A., & Eugster, C. H. (1965). The structure of muscazone. Tetrahedron Letters, 6(25), 2075–2076. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=5563476291089816824 Other notable compounds found in Amanita muscaria include ibotenic acid, muscimol, and muscarine.
See also Amanita muscaria Ibotenic acid Muscimol Muscarine
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External links Muscazone - Isomer Design