Jabberwocky
Frumious Bandersnatch
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First of all this is not a synthesis discussion. It is a biosynthesis discussion and an important one at that. A simple one-pot biosynthesis of one of the staple psychedelics.
Read a non-technical description of the finding from C&EP: http://cen.acs.org/articles/95/web/2017/08/Magic-mushroomenzyme-mystery-solved.html?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=CEN
Link to scholarly article: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201705489/abstractJanis Fricke, Felix Blei, and Dirk Hoffmeister of Friedrich Schiller University Jena have identified and characterized to the greatest extent so far the four enzymes that the mushrooms use to make psilocybin. The team then developed the first enzymatic synthesis of the compound, setting the stage for its possible commercial production (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201705489).
Read a non-technical description of the finding from C&EP: http://cen.acs.org/articles/95/web/2017/08/Magic-mushroomenzyme-mystery-solved.html?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=CEN