psilocybin

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psilocybin

Summary

psilocybin is a type of chemical entity[1]. psilocybin ranks in the top 0.32% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,574 views/month, #40 of 12,596).[2]

Key Facts

  • psilocybin's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • psilocybin's physically interacts with is recorded as 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A[4].
  • psilocybin's canonical SMILES is recorded as CN(C)CCC1=CNC2=C1C(=CC=C2)OP(=O)(O)O[5].
  • psilocybin's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₂H₁₇N₂O₄P[6].
  • psilocybin is a type of tryptamine alkaloid[7].
  • psilocybin is part of psilocybin mushroom[8].
  • psilocybin's Commons category is recorded as Psilocybin[9].
  • psilocybin comprises nitrogen[10].
  • psilocybin comprises carbon[11].
  • psilocybin comprises oxygen[12].
  • psilocybin comprises hydrogen[13].
  • psilocybin comprises phosphorus[14].
  • psilocybin's found in taxon is recorded as Psilocybe semilanceata[15].
  • psilocybin's found in taxon is recorded as Leratiomyces squamosus[16].
  • psilocybin's found in taxon is recorded as Panaeolus papilionaceus[17].
  • psilocybin's found in taxon is recorded as Panaeolus campanulatus[18].
  • psilocybin's found in taxon is recorded as Deconica pseudobullacea[19].
  • psilocybin's found in taxon is recorded as Psilocybe subcubensis[20].
  • psilocybin's found in taxon is recorded as Deconica montana[21].
  • psilocybin's found in taxon is recorded as Panaeolus cyanescens[22].
  • psilocybin's found in taxon is recorded as Agrocybe[23].
  • psilocybin's found in taxon is recorded as Conocybe cyanopus[24].
  • psilocybin's found in taxon is recorded as Conocybe tenera[25].
  • psilocybin's found in taxon is recorded as Coprinus plicatilis[26].
  • psilocybin's found in taxon is recorded as Parasola plicatilis[27].

Why It Matters

psilocybin ranks in the top 0.32% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,574 views/month, #40 of 12,596).[2] psilocybin has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] psilocybin is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Hallucinogenic Mushrooms in Guatemala. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Hallucinogenic Mushrooms in Guatemala. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Hallucinogenic Mushrooms in Guatemala. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Hallucinogenic Mushrooms in Guatemala. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Occurrence of psilocybin and psilocin in Psilocybe pseudobullacea (Petch) Pegler from the Venezuelan Andes. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Occurrence of psilocybin and psilocin in Psilocybe pseudobullacea (Petch) Pegler from the Venezuelan Andes. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Occurrence of psilocybin and psilocin in Psilocybe pseudobullacea (Petch) Pegler from the Venezuelan Andes. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Species identification and chemical analysis of psychoactive fungi in the Hawaiian islands. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The occurrence of psilocybin and psilocin in Finnish fungi. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The occurrence of psilocybin and psilocin in Finnish fungi. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Detection of psilocybin and psilocin in norwegian species of pluteus and conocybe. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Detection of psilocybin and psilocin in norwegian species of pluteus and conocybe. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Detection of psilocybin and psilocin in norwegian species of pluteus and conocybe. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon Psilocybe semilanceata, Leratiomyces squamosus, Panaeolus papilionaceus +42
    Physically interacts with 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A
    Instance of type of chemical entity
    Part of psilocybin mushroom
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007546182105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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