muscarine

American  

[muhs-ker-in, -kuh-reen] / ˈmʌs kər ɪn, -kəˌrin /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a poisonous compound, C 8 H 1 9 NO 3 , found in certain mushrooms, especially fly agaric, and in decaying fish.

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muscarine British  

/ -ˌriːn, ˈmʌskərɪn /

noun

1. a poisonous alkaloid occurring in certain mushrooms. Formula: C 9 H 21 NO 3

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muscarine Scientific  

/ mŭs′kə-rēn′ /

1. A highly toxic, hallucinogenic alkaloid related to the cholines, derived from the red form of the mushroom Amanita muscaria and other mushrooms and found in decaying animal tissue. Chemical formula: C ₉ H ₂₀ NO ₂ .

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Etymology

Origin of muscarine

1870–75; < Latin muscār ( ius ) of flies ( musc ( a ) fly + -ārius -ary ) + -ine ¹

Example Sentences

Symptoms of muscarine poisoning include muscle cramps, blurred vision, foaming from the mouth, vomiting and diarrhea.

From Salon

Another chemical that makes mushrooms poisonous – muscarine – is often made in the same mushrooms that make psilocybin in the genus Inocybe, which suggests It has a similar purpose.

From Scientific American

Muscarine is a mimic of the neurotransmitting brain chemical acetylcholine, which helps translate electrical impulses into muscle action, among other roles.

From Scientific American

In this effect, the organic phosphorus compounds resemble the alkaloid poison muscarine, found in a poisonous mushroom, the fly amanita.

From Literature

Choline and muscarine occur in certain toadstools.

From Project Gutenberg