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Structural formula of the neurotoxin ibotenic acid

Ibotenic acid [(S)-2-amino-2-(3-hydroxyisoxazol-5-yl)-acetic acid] is a psychoactive toxin that occurs naturally in Amanita muscaria and related species of mushrooms that are found in the temperate and boreal regions of the Northern Hemisphere. (Public domain.)