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Magic Hamsters on the way?

2017-10-02 20:38:16.99971+00 by Dan Lyke 3 comments

Enzymatic Synthesis of Psilocybin Fricke J, Blei F, Hoffmeister D. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2017 Sep 25;56(40):12352-12355. doi: 10.1002/anie.201705489. Epub 2017 Aug 25.

Or building enzymatic pathways that might be usable in other organisms to create hallucinogens...

Chemical & Engineering News: ‘Magic mushroom’ enzyme mystery solved – Researchers unravel the biosynthesis of the psychoactive drug psilocybin, making large- scale production a possibility

Science Daily: Magic enzymes in 'magic' mushrooms analyzed – Enzymatic synthesis of psilocybin, the ingredient of magic mushrooms

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#Comment Re: Magic Hamsters on the way? made: 2017-10-03 16:30:23.412719+00 by: Jack William Bell

Now that it can be synthesized using a patentable process, look for drug companies to start pushing for legalization and more studies.

A friend of mine with clinical depression recently tried psilocybin mushrooms as a way to 'reset' her brain based on some recent studies. It seems to have worked, although I don't know how long the effects will last (about six weeks so far) or even if it is some kind of placebo effect.

#Comment Re: Magic Hamsters on the way? made: 2017-10-05 21:09:14.32844+00 by: TheSHAD0W

"making large scale production a possibility" - uh, farming mushrooms isn't *that* difficult...

#Comment Re: Magic Hamsters on the way? made: 2017-10-06 04:59:18.03857+00 by: Jack William Bell

Sure, but you can't patent the process of growing mushrooms unless you could come up with a significantly better way to grow mushrooms. It's all about patents and regulatory capture by the industry. Marijuana would be legal everywhere if it was difficult to produce by growing it and there was a patented process to do it cheaper.

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