Table of Contents
67 relations: Acid, Acylation, Agonist, Albert Hofmann, Alkaloid, Base (chemistry), Benzothiophene, Chemical synthesis, Convention on Psychotropic Substances, Cross-tolerance, Dephosphorylation, Diário Oficial da União, Dimethylamine, Dopamine, Entheogen, Euphoria, Friedel–Crafts reaction, Functional selectivity, Headache, Homologous series, Hydrolysis, Hydroxy group, Indole, International Narcotics Control Board, Ion, Iron, LSD, Mescaline, Methyl group, Mushroom, N,N-Dimethyltryptamine, Nausea, Nitrogen, Norepinephrine, O-4310, O-Acetylpsilocin, Oxygen, Partial agonist, Phenols, Phospholipase A2, Phospholipase C, Phosphorylation, Prefrontal cortex, Psilocybe mexicana, Psilocybin, Psilocybin mushroom, Psychedelic drug, Psychoactive drug, Serotonin, Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons, ... Expand index (17 more) »
- Hydroxyarenes
- Psilocybin
- Psychedelic drugs
Acid
An acid is a molecule or ion capable of either donating a proton (i.e. hydrogen ion, H+), known as a Brønsted–Lowry acid, or forming a covalent bond with an electron pair, known as a Lewis acid.
Acylation
In chemistry, acylation is a broad class of chemical reactions in which an acyl group is added to a substrate.
Agonist
An agonist is a chemical that activates a receptor to produce a biological response.
Albert Hofmann
Albert Hofmann (11 January 1906 – 29 April 2008) was a Swiss chemist known for being the first to synthesize, ingest, and learn of the psychedelic effects of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).
See Psilocin and Albert Hofmann
Alkaloid
Alkaloids are a class of basic, naturally occurring organic compounds that contain at least one nitrogen atom.
Base (chemistry)
In chemistry, there are three definitions in common use of the word "base": Arrhenius bases, Brønsted bases, and Lewis bases.
See Psilocin and Base (chemistry)
Benzothiophene
Benzothiophene is an aromatic organic compound with a molecular formula C8H6S and an odor similar to naphthalene (mothballs).
See Psilocin and Benzothiophene
Chemical synthesis
Chemical synthesis (chemical combination) is the artificial execution of chemical reactions to obtain one or several products.
See Psilocin and Chemical synthesis
Convention on Psychotropic Substances
The Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971 is a United Nations treaty designed to control psychoactive drugs such as amphetamine-type stimulants, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, and psychedelics signed in Vienna, Austria on 21 February 1971.
See Psilocin and Convention on Psychotropic Substances
Cross-tolerance
Cross-tolerance is a phenomenon that occurs when tolerance to the effects of a certain drug produces tolerance to another drug.
See Psilocin and Cross-tolerance
Dephosphorylation
In biochemistry, dephosphorylation is the removal of a phosphate () group from an organic compound by hydrolysis.
See Psilocin and Dephosphorylation
Diário Oficial da União
The Diário Oficial da União (literally Official Diary of the Union), abbreviated DOU, is the official journal of the federal government of Brazil.
See Psilocin and Diário Oficial da União
Dimethylamine
Dimethylamine is an organic compound with the formula (CH3)2NH.
See Psilocin and Dimethylamine
Dopamine
Dopamine (DA, a contraction of 3,4-dihydroxyphenethylamine) is a neuromodulatory molecule that plays several important roles in cells.
Entheogen
Entheogens are psychoactive substances, including psychedelic drugs, such as magic mushrooms and magic plants used in sacred contexts in religion for inducing spiritual development throughout history. Psilocin and Entheogen are Entheogens.
Euphoria
Euphoria is the experience (or affect) of pleasure or excitement and intense feelings of well-being and happiness.
Friedel–Crafts reaction
The Friedel–Crafts reactions are a set of reactions developed by Charles Friedel and James Crafts in 1877 to attach substituents to an aromatic ring.
See Psilocin and Friedel–Crafts reaction
Functional selectivity
Functional selectivity (or “agonist trafficking”, “biased agonism”, “biased signaling”, "ligand bias" and “differential engagement”) is the ligand-dependent selectivity for certain signal transduction pathways relative to a reference ligand (often the endogenous hormone or peptide) at the same receptor.
See Psilocin and Functional selectivity
Headache
Headache, also known as cephalalgia, is the symptom of pain in the face, head, or neck.
Homologous series
In organic chemistry, a homologous series is a sequence of compounds with the same functional group and similar chemical properties in which the members of the series differ by the number of repeating units they contain.
See Psilocin and Homologous series
Hydrolysis
Hydrolysis is any chemical reaction in which a molecule of water breaks one or more chemical bonds.
Hydroxy group
In chemistry, a hydroxy or hydroxyl group is a functional group with the chemical formula and composed of one oxygen atom covalently bonded to one hydrogen atom.
See Psilocin and Hydroxy group
Indole
Indole is an organic compound with the formula.
International Narcotics Control Board
The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) is an independent treaty body, one of the four treaty-mandated bodies under international drug control law (alongside the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, UNODC on behalf of the Secretary-General, and the WHO).
See Psilocin and International Narcotics Control Board
Ion
An ion is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge.
See Psilocin and Ion
Iron
Iron is a chemical element.
LSD
Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly known as LSD (from German Lysergsäure-diethylamid), and known colloquially as acid or lucy, is a potent psychedelic drug. Psilocin and LSD are Entheogens and serotonin receptor agonists.
See Psilocin and LSD
Mescaline
Mescaline or mescalin (3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine) is a naturally occurring psychedelic protoalkaloid of the substituted phenethylamine class, known for its hallucinogenic effects comparable to those of LSD and psilocybin. Psilocin and mescaline are Entheogens and serotonin receptor agonists.
Methyl group
In organic chemistry, a methyl group is an alkyl derived from methane, containing one carbon atom bonded to three hydrogen atoms, having chemical formula (whereas normal methane has the formula). In formulas, the group is often abbreviated as Me.
Mushroom
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source.
N,N-Dimethyltryptamine
N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT or N,N-DMT) is a substituted tryptamine that occurs in many plants and animals, including humans, and which is both a derivative and a structural analog of tryptamine. Psilocin and n,N-Dimethyltryptamine are Dimethylamino compounds, Entheogens, psychedelic tryptamines, serotonin receptor agonists and tryptamine alkaloids.
See Psilocin and N,N-Dimethyltryptamine
Nausea
Nausea is a diffuse sensation of unease and discomfort, sometimes perceived as an urge to vomit.
Nitrogen
Nitrogen is a chemical element; it has symbol N and atomic number 7.
Norepinephrine
Norepinephrine (NE), also called noradrenaline (NA) or noradrenalin, is an organic chemical in the catecholamine family that functions in the brain and body as a hormone, neurotransmitter and neuromodulator.
See Psilocin and Norepinephrine
O-4310
O-4310 (1-isopropyl-6-fluoro-psilocin) is a tryptamine derivative developed by Organix Inc which acts as a serotonin receptor agonist. Psilocin and o-4310 are Dimethylamino compounds.
O-Acetylpsilocin
O-Acetylpsilocin (also known as psilacetin, 4-acetoxy-DMT, 4-AcO-DMT, or synthetic shrooms) is a semi-synthetic psychoactive drug that has been suggested by David Nichols to be a potentially useful alternative to psilocybin for pharmacological studies, as they are both believed to be prodrugs of psilocin. Psilocin and o-Acetylpsilocin are Dimethylamino compounds, Entheogens, Mycotoxins, psychedelic tryptamines, serotonin receptor agonists and tryptamine alkaloids.
See Psilocin and O-Acetylpsilocin
Oxygen
Oxygen is a chemical element; it has symbol O and atomic number 8.
Partial agonist
In pharmacology, partial agonists are drugs that bind to and activate a given receptor, but have only partial efficacy at the receptor relative to a full agonist.
See Psilocin and Partial agonist
Phenols
In organic chemistry, phenols, sometimes called phenolics, are a class of chemical compounds consisting of one or more hydroxyl groups (−O H) bonded directly to an aromatic hydrocarbon group. Psilocin and phenols are Hydroxyarenes.
Phospholipase A2
The enzyme phospholipase A2 (EC 3.1.1.4, PLA2, systematic name phosphatidylcholine 2-acylhydrolase) catalyses the cleavage of fatty acids in position 2 of phospholipids, hydrolyzing the bond between the second fatty acid “tail” and the glycerol molecule: This particular phospholipase specifically recognizes the sn2 acyl bond of phospholipids and catalytically hydrolyzes the bond, releasing arachidonic acid and lysophosphatidyl choline, a precursor of lysophosphatidic acid.
See Psilocin and Phospholipase A2
Phospholipase C
Phospholipase C (PLC) is a class of membrane-associated enzymes that cleave phospholipids just before the phosphate group (see figure).
See Psilocin and Phospholipase C
Phosphorylation
In biochemistry, phosphorylation is the attachment of a phosphate group to a molecule or an ion.
See Psilocin and Phosphorylation
Prefrontal cortex
In mammalian brain anatomy, the prefrontal cortex (PFC) covers the front part of the frontal lobe of the cerebral cortex.
See Psilocin and Prefrontal cortex
Psilocybe mexicana
Psilocybe mexicana is a psychedelic mushroom. Psilocin and Psilocybe mexicana are Entheogens.
See Psilocin and Psilocybe mexicana
Psilocybin
Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychedelic prodrug compound produced by more than 200 species of fungi. Psilocin and Psilocybin are Entheogens, psychedelic drugs, psychedelic tryptamines, serotonin receptor agonists and tryptamine alkaloids.
Psilocybin mushroom
Psilocybin mushrooms, commonly known as magic mushrooms or shrooms, are a polyphyletic informal group of fungi that contain psilocybin, which turns into psilocin upon ingestion. Psilocin and psilocybin mushroom are Entheogens and psilocybin.
See Psilocin and Psilocybin mushroom
Psychedelic drug
Psychedelics are a subclass of hallucinogenic drugs whose primary effect is to trigger non-ordinary mental states (known as psychedelic experiences or "trips") and a perceived "expansion of consciousness". Psilocin and psychedelic drug are psychedelic drugs.
See Psilocin and Psychedelic drug
Psychoactive drug
A psychoactive drug, mind-altering drug, or consciousness-altering drug is a chemical substance that changes brain function and results in alterations in perception, mood, consciousness, cognition, or behavior.
See Psilocin and Psychoactive drug
Serotonin
Serotonin or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) is a monoamine neurotransmitter. Psilocin and Serotonin are Hydroxyarenes and tryptamine alkaloids.
Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons
The Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (SUSMP), also known as the Poisons Standard for short, is an Australian legislative instrument produced by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
See Psilocin and Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons
Substituted tryptamine
Substituted tryptamines, or serotonin analogues, are organic compounds which may be thought of as being derived from tryptamine itself.
See Psilocin and Substituted tryptamine
Sulfur
Sulfur (also spelled sulphur in British English) is a chemical element; it has symbol S and atomic number 16.
Sympathetic nervous system
The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is one of the three divisions of the autonomic nervous system, the others being the parasympathetic nervous system and the enteric nervous system.
See Psilocin and Sympathetic nervous system
Synesthesia
Synesthesia (American English) or synaesthesia (British English) is a perceptual phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.
Tachycardia
Tachycardia, also called tachyarrhythmia, is a heart rate that exceeds the normal resting rate.
Thermoregulation
Thermoregulation is the ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries, even when the surrounding temperature is very different.
See Psilocin and Thermoregulation
Thiol
In organic chemistry, a thiol, or thiol derivative, is any organosulfur compound of the form, where R represents an alkyl or other organic substituent.
TiHKAL
TIHKAL: The Continuation is a 1997 book written by Alexander Shulgin and Ann Shulgin about a family of psychoactive drugs known as tryptamines. Psilocin and TiHKAL are psychedelic tryptamines.
Tryptamine
Tryptamine is an indolamine metabolite of the essential amino acid, tryptophan. Psilocin and Tryptamine are serotonin receptor agonists.
1-Methylpsilocin
1-Methylpsilocin is a tryptamine derivative which acts as a selective agonist for the 5-HT2C receptor (IC50 of 12 nM, vs 633 nM at 5-HT2A), and an inverse agonist at 5-HT2B (Ki of 38 nM). Psilocin and 1-Methylpsilocin are Dimethylamino compounds, Hydroxyarenes and serotonin receptor agonists.
See Psilocin and 1-Methylpsilocin
4-AcO-MET
4-acetoxy-MET (4-acetoxy-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine), also known as 4-AcO-MET or metacetin, is a hallucinogenic tryptamine. Psilocin and 4-AcO-MET are psychedelic tryptamines.
4-HO-MET
4-HO-MET (4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine, metocin, or methylcybin) is a lesser-known psychedelic drug. Psilocin and 4-HO-MET are psychedelic tryptamines.
4-HO-MiPT
4-HO-MiPT (miprocin, 4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-isopropyltryptamine) is a synthetic substituted aromatic compound and a lesser-known psychedelic tryptamine. Psilocin and 4-HO-MiPT are Entheogens, psychedelic tryptamines and serotonin receptor agonists.
5-HT receptor
5-HT receptors, 5-hydroxytryptamine receptors, or serotonin receptors, are a group of G protein-coupled receptor and ligand-gated ion channels found in the central and peripheral nervous systems.
See Psilocin and 5-HT receptor
5-HT1A receptor
The serotonin 1A receptor (or 5-HT1A receptor) is a subtype of serotonin receptors, or 5-HT receptors, that binds serotonin, also known as 5-HT, a neurotransmitter.
See Psilocin and 5-HT1A receptor
5-HT2A receptor
The 5-HT2A receptor is a subtype of the 5-HT2 receptor that belongs to the serotonin receptor family and is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR).
See Psilocin and 5-HT2A receptor
5-HT2C receptor
The 5-HT2C receptor is a subtype of the 5-HT2 receptor that binds the endogenous neurotransmitter serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT).
See Psilocin and 5-HT2C receptor
See also
Hydroxyarenes
- 1-Hydroxypyrene
- 1-Methylpsilocin
- 4-HO-αMT
- 5,6-Dihydroxyindole
- 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid
- 5-Hydroxytryptophan
- 7-Hydroxyamoxapine
- 9-Phenanthrol
- AL-34662
- Anthrol
- Aromatic alcohol
- Bromopyrogallol red
- Dichlorofluorescein
- Favipiravir
- Ibotenic acid
- Isomaltol
- Lawsone
- Losoxantrone
- Methocinnamox
- Naphthols
- Phenols
- Piperolactam A
- Psilocin
- Serotonin
- Xylindein
Psilocybin
- Harvard Psilocybin Project
- International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research and Service
- Legal status of psilocybin mushrooms
- One Retreats
- Oregon Psilocybin Society
- Psilocin
- Psilocybin
- Psilocybin decriminalization in the United States
- Psilocybin mushroom
- Psilocybin therapy
- Stoned ape theory
Psychedelic drugs
- 1-Methylamino-1-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)propane
- 1D-LSD
- 1V-LSD
- 2CBCB-NBOMe
- 3,4-Methylenedioxy-N-propylamphetamine
- 3,4-Methylenedioxyamphetamine
- 4-Hydroxy-5-methoxydimethyltryptamine
- 5-MeO-DMT
- 5-MeO-DiBF
- 6-Isopropyl-6-nor-lysergic acid diethylamide
- ALD-52
- ALPHA (psychedelic)
- Artificial fungi biotransformation
- Body load
- Club drug
- Cohoba
- Efavirenz
- Enadoline
- Gordon Todd Skinner
- Ibotenic acid
- Inhalant
- Leary–Lettvin debate
- List of psychedelic drugs
- List of psychoactive substances derived from artificial fungi biotransformation
- Lorcaserin
- Methylisopropyllysergamide
- PARGY-LAD
- PRO-LAD
- Panaeolus lentisporus
- Para-Fluorophenylpiperazine
- Psilocin
- Psilocybin
- Psychedelic drug
- Salvia divinorum
- Trimethoxyamphetamine
References
Also known as 4-HO-DMT, 4-hydroxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine, Psilocine, Psilocyn, Psilotsin, Psylocin.