A chemical derivative of lysergic acid that has potent hallucinogenic properties (seehallucinogen). It occurs in the cereal-fungus ergot and is classified as an ergot alkaloid. LSD was first synthesized in 1938 by Albert Hofmann (1906–2008).
Biology
A chemical derivative of lysergic acid that has potent hallucinogenic properties (seehallucinogen). It occurs in the cereal fungus ergot and was first synthesized in 1943. LSD acts as an antagonist at serotonin receptors.