Two different pathways of psilocybin biosynthesis (IMAGE)

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Two different pathways of psilocybin biosynthesis

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Two paths lead to the same molecule: Independently of each other, different genera of ‘magic mushrooms’ have developed two different enzyme pathways that produce the same psychoactive substance, psilocybin – a rare example of convergent evolution in natural product biosynthesis.

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Tim Schäfer, Leibniz-HKI

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