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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
/ -ˌriːn; ˈmʌskərɪn /
noun
- a poisonous alkaloid occurring in certain mushrooms. Formula: C 9 H 21 NO 3
muscarine
/ ŭ′ə-ŧ′ /
- 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 .
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of muscarine1
51Թ 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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