FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
Chemical: muscimol
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General Information
Name
muscimol
FlyBase ID
FBch0000747
ChEBI Name
muscimol
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:7035
PubChem Name
Muscimol
PubChem ID
CID:4266
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of muscimol
muscimol
InChIKey

ZJQHPWUVQPJPQT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

ChEBI: Muscimol is a member of the class of isoxazoles that is 1,2-oxazol-3(2H)-one substituted by an aminomethyl group at position 5. It has been isolated from mushrooms of the genus Amanita. It has a role as a fungal metabolite, a GABA agonist, a psychotropic drug and a oneirogen. It is a member of isoxazoles, a primary amino compound and an alkaloid.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (23)
Synonyms
2763-96-4
(PubChem, 2019-)
3(2H)-Isoxazolone, 5-(aminomethyl)-
(PubChem, 2019-)
3(2h)-isoxazolone, 5-(aminomethyl)-
(PubChem, 2019-)
3-Hydroxy-5-aminomethylisoxazole
(PubChem, 2019-)
3-hydroxy-5-aminomethylisoxazole
(PubChem, 2019-)
5-(Aminomethyl)-3-isoxazolol
(PubChem, 2019-)
5-(aminomethyl)-1,2-oxazol-3(2H)-one
(ChEBI, 2019-)
5-(aminomethyl)-3(2H)-isoxazolone
(ChEBI, 2019-)
5-(aminomethyl)-3-isoxazolol
(PubChem, 2019-)
5-Aminomethyl-3-hydroxyisoxazole
(PubChem, 2019-)
5-aminomethyl-3-hydroxyisoxazole
(PubChem, 2019-)
Agarin
(PubChem, 2019-)
Agarine
(PubChem, 2019-)
Muscimol
(Romano et al., 2021, ChEBI, 2019-)
Pantherin
(PubChem, 2019-)
Pantherine
(PubChem, 2019-)
PubChem:4266
(PubChem, 2019-)
agarin
(PubChem, 2019-)
agarine
(PubChem, 2019-)
muscimol
(Karr et al., 2025, ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
pantherin
(PubChem, 2019-)
pantherine
(PubChem, 2019-)
pubchem:4266
(PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (4)