dantheclammanTobacco plant altered to produce five psychedelic drugs
LittleBorat3Since I am paywallwd a) is it BS b) what compounds?
I am knowledgeable in ethnobotany and psychedelics and I cannot see what this might produce other than nausea and delirium.
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Tobacco plant altered to produce five psychedelic drugs
Genetically engineering tobacco plants could enable a more sustainable production method for psychedelic drugs, which are increasingly in demand for research and medical uses.
With the addition of nine genes, the plants were able to produce psilocin and psilocybin, usually found in mushrooms; DMT from various plants; and bufotenin and 5-methoxy-DMT, compounds secreted by the Colorado river toad (Incilius alvarius).
Psilocybin
Psilocybin is a psychedelic drug produced by hundreds of species of magic mushroom. In the body, psilocybin is converted into a slightly different molecule, psilocin, which acts on serotonin receptors in the brain. Its effects are very similar to LSD , but shorter lasting and requiring much higher doses. Psychedelic trips are highly variable and โฆ
Herbal GamerOh shit would that mean dmt could become cheaper?
๐ธ๐๐๐The opposite. Now that they have a patent and marketable process, they will lobby to increase enforcement and, therefore, make it harder and more expensive to acquire elsewhere other than their highly proprietary (and likely excessively expensive) sources.