Amanita muscaria: Ecology, Chemistry, Myths [PDF]
Encyclopedia, 2021 Amanita muscaria is the most emblematic mushroom in the popular representation. It is an ectomycorrhizal fungus endemic to the cold ecosystems of the northern hemisphere.
Quentin Carboué, Michel Lopez
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Acute Amanita muscaria Toxicity: A Literature Review and Two Case Reports in Elderly Spouses Following Home Preparation [PDF]
ToxinsAmanita muscaria (L.) Lam., commonly known as fly agaric, remains an uncommon yet clinically important cause of acute mushroom intoxication. Although typically associated with mild to moderate neuropsychiatric disturbances, the mushroom’s toxic profile ...
Stanila Stoeva-Grigorova +5 more
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Etnografía del Amanita muscaria en las Américas
Cultura y Droga, 2023 Objetivo: recopilar y analizar el conjunto de datos etnográficos sobre el uso tradicional entre las poblaciones americanas del hongo embriagante Amanita muscaria.
Giorgio Samorini
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Do differences in chemical composition of stem and cap of Amanita muscaria fruiting bodies correlate with topsoil type? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) was investigated using a 1H NMR-based metabolomics approach. The caps and stems were studied separately, revealing different metabolic compositions.
Stanisław Deja +6 more
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The Fungus Amanita muscaria: From Neurotoxins to Vanadium Accumulation
CHIMIA, 2019 The fungus Amanita muscaria contains neurotoxins which account for its long-time use as a hallucinogen. In contrast, A. muscaria is also a bioaccumulator of high levels of vanadium, the reason for which is still obscure.
Catherine E. Housecroft
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Neurotoxicity associated with the medicinal mushroom product-Diamond Shruumz: A case report [PDF]
Toxicology ReportsMedicinal mushrooms are widely available as health supplements, and the federal government does not currently require these products to be examined for quality and contents.
Elizabeth F. Ebbens +3 more
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Equipped for success: genomes and metabolomes of the European Amanita muscaria are conserved in its novel South African range. [PDF]
New PhytolSummary Plants and soils have been moved around the world for centuries, but invasive mushrooms receive scant attention. The Amanita muscaria species complex was introduced to South Africa in the context of forestry, but its origins, ecology and recent evolution are unstudied. We sequenced the genomes of 24 Northern and Southern Hemisphere A. muscaria,
Nickles GR +39 more
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In vitro effects of synthetic muscimol and an extract from Amanita muscaria on human recombinant MAOB enzyme [PDF]
Pharmacia, 2021 The effects of synthetic muscimol and an extract from Amanita muscaria, containing this compound on the activity of human recombinant MAOB enzyme (hMAOB) were studied. Muscimol had statistically significant inducing effect on hMAOB at concentrations 0.25–
Maria Voynova +3 more
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Mycotoxins in Basidiomycete Mycelium and Fruiting Bodies: Implications for Eu Novel Food Assessment and Selected International Regulatory Frameworks. [PDF]
Compr Rev Food Sci Food SafABSTRACT Advances in technology have enabled the efficient and sustainable production of basidiomycete vegetative mycelium, particularly from Pleurotus species, as a novel food source. However, mycelium has yet to receive regulatory approval in many global markets, requiring a better understanding of factors affecting its safety.
Berglund NEW, Lankinen PV, Mikkonen KS.
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Bio-concentration potential and associations of heavy metals in Amanita muscaria (L.) Lam. from northern regions of Poland [PDF]
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018 Małgorzata Mędyk +2 more
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