Enzymatic synthesis of psilocybin

J Fricke, F Blei, D Hoffmeister - … Chemie International Edition, 2017 - Wiley Online Library

Abstract

Psilocybin is the psychotropic tryptamine‐derived natural product of Psilocybe carpophores, the so‐called “magic mushrooms”. Although its structure has been known for 60 years, the enzymatic basis of its biosynthesis has remained obscure. We characterized four psilocybin …

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