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AUTHOR
Ewa Maciejczyk
Mannitol in Amanita muscaria – An osmotic blood–brain barrier disruptor enhancing its hallucinogenic action?
Hypothesis have been made that relatively high level of mannitol present in the tissues of fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) enables more efficient transportation of these active substances into the brain and thus enhance their total activity. It may have been supported by the fact that hallucinogenic effect after A. muscaria consumption is greater than after ingestion of an active substance quantity which the eaten fungi dose contain.
Phosphorus Profile of Basidiomycetes
Phosphorus profiles of methanolic extracts of dried basidocarps of edible and toxic mushrooms collected in Poland have been determined. Despite of the presence of standard phosphorus compounds majority of the extracts revealed the presence of phosphonates. Also, the presence of polyphospates was determined in selected cases.