Injury-Triggered Blueing Reactions of Psilocybe "Magic" Mushrooms.
Lenz C, Wick J, Braga D, García-Altares M, Lackner G, Hertweck C, Gressler M, Hoffmeister D.
Lenz C, et al.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2020 Jan 20;59(4):1450-1454. doi: 10.1002/anie.201910175. Epub 2019 Dec 4.
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2020.
PMID: 31725937
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Upon injury, psychotropic psilocybin-producing mushrooms instantly develop an intense blue color, the chemical basis and mode of formation of which has remained elusive. We report two enzymes from Psilocybe cubensis that carry out a two-step cascade to prepare psilocybin f …
Upon injury, psychotropic psilocybin-producing mushrooms instantly develop an intense blue color, the chemical basis and mode of formation o …