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Artificial fungi biotransformation

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It is possible to cultivate novel psychedelic drugs in mycelium through biotransformation, by adding psychoactive substances to the growing substrate of the fungus.

However, not all substances will be incorporated into mycelium. For example, caffeine did not get structurally changed.[1]

Examples

References

  1. ^ Nieto Ramírez, IJ; Chegwin Angarita, C; Osorio Zuloaga, HJ (March 2007). "[Incorporation of caffeine into the macromicete fungus Pleurotus sajor-caju growing on coffee pulp]". Revista iberoamericana de micologia. 24 (1): 72–4. doi:10.1016/s1130-1406(07)70008-6. PMID 17592899.