The Determination of Psilocin and Psilocybin in Hallucinogenic Mushrooms by HPLC Utilizing a Dual Reagent Acidic Potassium Permanganate and Tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) Chemiluminescence Detection System

This paper describes a procedure for the determination of psilocin and psilocybin in mushroom extracts using high-performance liquid chromatography with postcolumn chemiluminescence detection. A number of extraction methods for psilocin and psilocybin in hallucinogenic mushrooms were investigated, w...

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Main Authors: Anastos, N., Lewis, Simon, Barnett, N., Sims, D.
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Published: Blackwell Publishing 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22010
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author Anastos, N.
Lewis, Simon
Barnett, N.
Sims, D.
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Lewis, Simon
Barnett, N.
Sims, D.
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description This paper describes a procedure for the determination of psilocin and psilocybin in mushroom extracts using high-performance liquid chromatography with postcolumn chemiluminescence detection. A number of extraction methods for psilocin and psilocybin in hallucinogenic mushrooms were investigated, with a simple methanolic extraction being found to be most effective. Psilocin and psilocybin were extracted from a variety of hallucinogenic mushrooms using methanol. The analytes were separated on a C12 column using a (95:5% v/v) methanol: 10mM ammonium formate, pH 3.5 mobile phase with a run time of 5 min. Detection was realized through a dual reagent chemiluminescence detection system of acidic potassium permanganate and tris(2,20-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II). The chemiluminescence detection system gave improved detectability when compared with UV absorption at 269 nm, with detection limits of 1.2 x 10-8 and 3.5 x 10-9 mol/L being obtained for psilocin and psilocybin, respectively. The procedure was applied to the determination of psilocin and psilocybin in three Australian species of hallucinogenic mushroom.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-220102018-10-02T05:23:54Z The Determination of Psilocin and Psilocybin in Hallucinogenic Mushrooms by HPLC Utilizing a Dual Reagent Acidic Potassium Permanganate and Tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) Chemiluminescence Detection System Anastos, N. Lewis, Simon Barnett, N. Sims, D. HPLC psilocybin hallucinogenic mushrooms psilocin chemiluminescence detection forensic science extraction This paper describes a procedure for the determination of psilocin and psilocybin in mushroom extracts using high-performance liquid chromatography with postcolumn chemiluminescence detection. A number of extraction methods for psilocin and psilocybin in hallucinogenic mushrooms were investigated, with a simple methanolic extraction being found to be most effective. Psilocin and psilocybin were extracted from a variety of hallucinogenic mushrooms using methanol. The analytes were separated on a C12 column using a (95:5% v/v) methanol: 10mM ammonium formate, pH 3.5 mobile phase with a run time of 5 min. Detection was realized through a dual reagent chemiluminescence detection system of acidic potassium permanganate and tris(2,20-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II). The chemiluminescence detection system gave improved detectability when compared with UV absorption at 269 nm, with detection limits of 1.2 x 10-8 and 3.5 x 10-9 mol/L being obtained for psilocin and psilocybin, respectively. The procedure was applied to the determination of psilocin and psilocybin in three Australian species of hallucinogenic mushroom. 2006 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22010 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2005.00033.x Blackwell Publishing restricted
spellingShingle HPLC
psilocybin
hallucinogenic mushrooms
psilocin
chemiluminescence detection
forensic science
extraction
Anastos, N.
Lewis, Simon
Barnett, N.
Sims, D.
The Determination of Psilocin and Psilocybin in Hallucinogenic Mushrooms by HPLC Utilizing a Dual Reagent Acidic Potassium Permanganate and Tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) Chemiluminescence Detection System
title The Determination of Psilocin and Psilocybin in Hallucinogenic Mushrooms by HPLC Utilizing a Dual Reagent Acidic Potassium Permanganate and Tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) Chemiluminescence Detection System
title_full The Determination of Psilocin and Psilocybin in Hallucinogenic Mushrooms by HPLC Utilizing a Dual Reagent Acidic Potassium Permanganate and Tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) Chemiluminescence Detection System
title_fullStr The Determination of Psilocin and Psilocybin in Hallucinogenic Mushrooms by HPLC Utilizing a Dual Reagent Acidic Potassium Permanganate and Tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) Chemiluminescence Detection System
title_full_unstemmed The Determination of Psilocin and Psilocybin in Hallucinogenic Mushrooms by HPLC Utilizing a Dual Reagent Acidic Potassium Permanganate and Tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) Chemiluminescence Detection System
title_short The Determination of Psilocin and Psilocybin in Hallucinogenic Mushrooms by HPLC Utilizing a Dual Reagent Acidic Potassium Permanganate and Tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) Chemiluminescence Detection System
title_sort determination of psilocin and psilocybin in hallucinogenic mushrooms by hplc utilizing a dual reagent acidic potassium permanganate and tris(2,2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(ii) chemiluminescence detection system
topic HPLC
psilocybin
hallucinogenic mushrooms
psilocin
chemiluminescence detection
forensic science
extraction
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22010