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| Fly agaric: Ibotenic acid decarboxylation to muscimol | |
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A. muscaria mushrooms in different stages of growth. |
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| Taxonomical nomenclature | |
| Kingdom | Fungi |
| Phylum | Basidiomycota |
| Class | Agaricomycetes |
| Order | Agaricales |
| Family | Amanitaceae |
| Genus | Amanita |
| Species | A. muscaria |
| Common nomenclature | |
| Common names | Fly agaric, Fly amanita |
| Mycological Characteristics | |
| Spore print | White  |
| Constituents | |
| Active constituents | Muscimol, Ibotenic acid |
This guide will help you to decarboxylate the relatively neurotoxic compound ibotenic acid, to muscimol. Both compounds are found naturally in Amanita muscaria.
- Heat Amanita muscaria at 200 °F (93°C) for two hours,[1] or 100 °C for 1.5 hour.