Citation

Casale JF. J. Forensic Sci. 1985; 30(1): 247-250.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

4038992

Abstract

A simple aqueous extraction method for the isolation and identification of psilocin from Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms is reported. This method employs a dephosphorylation of the phosphate ester to psilocin, which facilitates a greater product yield and simplifies identification. Psilocin extracted by this method is sufficiently concentrated and free of co-contaminants to allow identification by infrared spectroscopy and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.

Language: en