About
Psilocybin is a tryptamine alkaloid that is N,N-dimethyltryptamine carrying an additional phosphoryloxy substituent at position 4. The major hallucinogenic alkaloid isolated from Psilocybe mushrooms (also known as Teonancatl or "magic mushrooms"). It has a role as a hallucinogen, a serotonergic agonist, a prodrug and a fungal metabolite. It is an organic phosphate, a tryptamine alkaloid and a tertiary amino compound. It is functionally related to a psilocin. It is a conjugate acid of a psilocybin(1-).