Enzymatic Formation of Psychotomimetic Metabolites from Normally Occurring Compounds
- 4 August 1961
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 134 (3475) , 343
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.134.3475.343
Abstract
An enzyme has been found that N-methylates serotonin and tryptamine to psychotomimetic metabolites, bufotenine and N,N-dimethyltryptamine. This enzyme is highly localized in the rabbit lung and also N-methylates phenylethylamine derivatives such as tyramine, phenylethylamine , mescaline, and dopamine.Keywords
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