Muscarine - Compound Summary (CID 9308)
Also known as: Muscarin, L-(+)-Muscarine, Muskarin, (+)-Muscarine, Muscarine (alkaloid), Muscarine (the alkaloid), (+)-(2S,4R,5S)-Muscarine
Molecular Formula: C9H20NO2+   Molecular Weight: 174.2606   InChIKey: UQOFGTXDASPNLL-XHNCKOQMSA-N
A toxic alkaloid found in Amanita muscaria (fly fungus) and other fungi of the Inocybe species. It is the first parasympathomimetic substance ever studied and causes profound parasympathetic activation that may end in convulsions and death. The specific antidote is atropine.   From: MeSH
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