List of psychoactive substances and precursor chemicals derived from genetically modified organisms
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Psychoactive substances[edit]
Psychoactive substances derived from genetically modified organisms.
- Cocaine
- GMO plant: Nicotiana benthamiana (a tobacco plant)[1]
- Psilocybin
- GMO bacteria: Escherichia coli[2]
- GMO yeast: Baker’s yeast[3][4][5]
- THC
- GMO bacteria: Zymomonas mobilis (used to produce tequila)[6][7][8]
- Tropane alkaloids: Hyoscyamine and scopolamine
- GMO yeast: Baker’s yeast[9]
Precursor chemicals[edit]
Precursor chemicals derived from genetically modified organisms.
- Lysergic acid (LSD precursor)
- GMO yeast: Baker’s yeast[10]
- Thebaine (morphine precursor)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Genetically modified tobacco plant produces cocaine in its leaves". New Scientist.
- ^ Satyanarayana M (7 October 2019). "Modified E. coli pump out psilocybin". Chemical & Engineering News. 97 (39): 11. doi:10.1021/cen-09739-scicon9. S2CID 208747979. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ Technical University of Denmark (2020-04-16). "Psychedelic compound from magic mushrooms produced in yeast". phys.org. Archived from the original on April 30, 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ Milne N (2021-01-15). "Magic Yeasts and How to Make Them Produce Psilocybin". MIND Foundation. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ^ Wong, G; Lim, LR; Tan, YQ; Go, MK; Bell, DJ; Freemont, PS; Yew, WS (7 February 2022). "Reconstituting the complete biosynthesis of D-lysergic acid in yeast". Nature Communications. 13 (1): 712. Bibcode:2022NatCo..13..712W. doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28386-6. PMC 8821704. PMID 35132076.
- ^ "Yeast produce low-cost, high-quality cannabinoids". ScienceDaily.
- ^ "German scientists use gene-edited Tequila bacteria to produce cannabinoids". The Drinks Business. 28 March 2019.
- ^ Luo X, Reiter MA, d'Espaux L, Wong J, Denby CM, Lechner A, et al. (March 2019). "Complete biosynthesis of cannabinoids and their unnatural analogues in yeast" (PDF). Nature. 567 (7746): 123–26. Bibcode:2019Natur.567..123L. doi:10.1038/s41586-019-0978-9. PMID 30814733. S2CID 71147445.
- ^ Srinivasan, Prashanth; Smolke, Christina D. (September 2020). "Biosynthesis of medicinal tropane alkaloids in yeast". Nature. 585 (7826): 614–619. Bibcode:2020Natur.585..614S. doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2650-9. PMC 7529995. PMID 32879484.
- ^ "Harvesting baker's yeast for aging-related therapeutics". ScienceDaily.
- ^ "Genetically modified E. coli pump out morphine precursor: Bacteria yield 300 times more opiates than yeast". ScienceDaily.
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