Mushrooms have been cultivated with novel psychedelic substances through biotransformation, by artificially adding selected psychoactive substances to the growing substrate. The biotransformed alkaloids could be found in the culture medium.[1]
However, not all substances will be incorporated into mycelium. For example, caffeine did not get structurally changed.[2]
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edit- ^ Gartz, J (1989). "Biotransformation of tryptamine derivatives in mycelial cultures of Psilocybe". Journal of Basic Microbiology. 29 (6): 347–52. doi:10.1002/jobm.3620290608. PMID 2614674. S2CID 43308695.
- ^ Nieto Ramírez, IJ; Chegwin Angarita, C; Osorio Zuloaga, HJ (March 2007). "[Incorporation of caffeine into the macromicete fungus Pleurotus sajor-caju growing on coffee pulp]". Revista iberoamericana de micologia. 24 (1): 72–4. doi:10.1016/s1130-1406(07)70008-6. PMID 17592899.