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muscarine

[ muhs-ker-in, -kuh-reen ]

noun

Chemistry.
  1. 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

  1. a poisonous alkaloid occurring in certain mushrooms. Formula: C 9 H 21 NO 3
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muscarine

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  1. 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 .
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of muscarine1

1870–75; < Latin ³¾³Ü²õ³¦Äå°ù ( ius ) of flies ( musc ( a ) fly + -Äå°ù¾±³Ü²õ -ary ) + -ine 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of muscarine1

C19: from Latin ³¾³Ü²õ³¦Äå°ùius of flies, from musca fly
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Symptoms of muscarine poisoning include muscle cramps, blurred vision, foaming from the mouth, vomiting and diarrhea.

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Muscarine is a mimic of the neurotransmitting brain chemical acetylcholine, which helps translate electrical impulses into muscle action, among other roles.

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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.

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In having this effect, the organic-phosphate compounds resemble the alkaloid poison muscarine, found in a poisonous mushroom, the fly amanita.

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In this effect, the organic phosphorus compounds resemble the alkaloid poison muscarine, found in a poisonous mushroom, the fly amanita.

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