ibotenic

Adjective

Meaning

ibotenic (not comparable)

(biochemistry) Relating to ibotenic acid and its derivatives

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Almost no muscimol is excreted when pure ibotenic acid is eaten, but muscimol is detectable in the urine after eating A. muscaria, which contains both ibotenic acid and muscimol. Source: Internet

CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, pp. 125–169 citation Quite rapidly, between 20 and 90 minutes after ingestion, a substantial fraction of ibotenic acid is excreted unmetabolised in the urine of the consumer. Source: Internet

An active dose in adults is approximately 6 mg muscimol or 30 to 60 mg ibotenic acid; citation citation this is typically about the amount found in one cap of Amanita muscaria. Source: Internet

Drying may increase potency, as the process facilitates the conversion of ibotenic acid to the more potent muscimol. Source: Internet

Muscimol and ibotenic acid were discovered in the mid-20th century. Source: Internet

Muscimol is the product of the decarboxylation (usually by drying) of ibotenic acid. Source: Internet

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