Learning & education: Agarin
This article aims to provide information about psilocybin and agarin and comment on their similarities and differences, effects, and the implications associated with their use.
Agarin is chemically very similar to gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain. GABA is synthesized from glutamate by the enzyme glutamate decarboxylase with pyridoxal phosphate (vitamin B6) as a cofactor.
Despite the undoubted neurotoxicity and dissociative effects of the fly agaric mushroom, there are several bioactive compounds contained within it that are being examined for their potentially beneficial effects on health.
The festive traditions of Christmas, replete with feasts, gift-giving, and elaborate decorations, may have evolved from ancient shamanic practices, particularly those involving Amanita muscaria or the fly agaric mushroom.
Imagine a beautiful mushroom. Do you see a dome-shaped cap atop a slender stem? Visualize the cap’s color. Is it, perhaps, a deep red adorned with white dots?
If so, you have envisioned the most commonly portrayed mushroom in mainstream culture Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric.
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