A dimethyltryptamine-forming enzyme in human blood.

作者: RICHARD J. WYATT , JUAN M. SAAVEDRA , JULIUS AXELROD

DOI: 10.1176/AJP.130.7.754

关键词: Blood proteinsDimethyltryptamineHallucinogenEnzymePlateletMethyltransferaseN,N-DimethyltryptamineEndocrinologyEnzyme assayImmunologyChemistryInternal medicine

摘要: An enzyme capable of forming the hallucinogen dimethyltryptamine was found in human red blood cells, plasma, and platelets. The activity cells plasma not significantly different psychiatric patients from that normal subjects. platelets higher psychotic subjects than nonpsychotics apparently related to presence a dialyzable inhibitor

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