MeSH definition : A toxic alkaloid found in Amanita muscaria (fly fungus) and other fungi of the Inocybe
species. It is the first parasympathomimetic substance ever studied and causes profound
parasympathetic activation that may end in convulsions and death. The specific antidote
is atropine.;
MeSH CAS label : 2-Furanmethanaminium, tetrahydro-4-hydroxy-N,N,N,5-tetramethyl-, (2S-(2alpha,4beta,5alpha))-;
MeSH Related Number : 300-54-9 (Muscarine);
Registry Number MeSH : 300-54-9;
MeSH annotation : /biosyn if permitted by plant; do not confuse with the dye muscarine;
A toxic alkaloid found in Amanita muscaria (fly fungus) and other fungi of the Inocybe
species. It is the first parasympathomimetic substance ever studied and causes profound
parasympathetic activation that may end in convulsions and death. The specific antidote
is atropine.