Compound Monograph
Ibotenic acid
An amino-acid neurotoxin and one of the two main psychoactive compounds of the fly agaric mushroom; a potent glutamate (NMDA) agonist that the body partly converts to muscimol. Toxic, and used in research to make brain lesions.
Classification
Ibotenic acid is one of the amines & protoalkaloids, part of the alkaloids class. Nitrogen-containing, often bitter and physiologically potent compounds — the group behind many of the strongest plant medicines and poisons.
Where Does It Come From? (1)
Ibotenic acid is one of the amines & protoalkaloids, found in Fly Agaric.