An aqueous-organic extraction method for the isolation and identification of psilocin from hallucinogenic mushrooms.
A simple aqueous extraction method for the isolation and identification of psilocin from Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms is reported. This method employs a dephosphorylation of the phosphate ester to psilocin, which facilitates a greater product yield and simplifies identification. Psilocin extracted by this method is sufficiently concentrated and free of cocontaminants to allow identification by infrared spectroscopy and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.
D001487:Basidiomycota / Q000032:analysis*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006213:Hallucinogens / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011562:Psilocybin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared
D006213:Hallucinogens; D011562:Psilocybin; C009105:psilocin