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muscarine
[ muhs-ker-in, -kuh-reen ]
noun
- a poisonous compound, C 8 H 1 9 NO 3 , found in certain mushrooms, especially fly agaric, and in decaying fish.
muscarine
/ -ËŒriËn; ˈmÊŒskÉ™rɪn /
noun
- a poisonous alkaloid occurring in certain mushrooms. Formula: C 9 H 21 NO 3
muscarine
/ ³¾Å²õ′°ìÉ™-°ùŧ²Ô′ /
- A highly toxic, hallucinogenic alkaloid related to the cholines, derived from the red form of the mushroom Amanita muscaria and other mushrooms and found in decaying animal tissue. Chemical formula: C 9 H 20 NO 2 .
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of muscarine1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of muscarine1
Example Sentences
Symptoms of muscarine poisoning include muscle cramps, blurred vision, foaming from the mouth, vomiting and diarrhea.
Muscarine is a mimic of the neurotransmitting brain chemical acetylcholine, which helps translate electrical impulses into muscle action, among other roles.
Another chemical that makes mushrooms poisonous – muscarine – is often made in the same mushrooms that make psilocybin in the genus Inocybe, which suggests It has a similar purpose.
In having this effect, the organic-phosphate compounds resemble the alkaloid poison muscarine, found in a poisonous mushroom, the fly amanita.
In this effect, the organic phosphorus compounds resemble the alkaloid poison muscarine, found in a poisonous mushroom, the fly amanita.
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