Err, yeah... So, I've got some tryptophan just a-sittin in the seed, right?
...only problem is, I don't have a Merck (or shit else, either)... and know nothing about this substance. First things first.
I know the indole nucleus flouresces. I have been presuming that the tryptophan is the reddish-orange flourescence, rather than the bright purple-white that all white things give off under blacklight. Is this a correct identification? Does it even flouresce under blacklight, or do I need the improbable-to-get longwave lamp?
Now, on the basis of the above, I've determined that what-I-think-is-tryptophan (henceforth referred to in newbee fashion as 'tryptophan') appears to be quite insoluable in 99% isopropanol. It appears to be soluable, albeit slowly, in peanut oil...
Can anyone just give me a soluability table en masse? It's not findable by TFSE, and I've missed it in non-F search engines...
Does what I've written on its soluability completely rule out and/or confirm its tryptophanic nature?
Will the color of its flourescence change upon decarboxylation?
If I thin my peanut oil with IPA, say, in an attempt to get it through the damn filter, will the tryptophan crash out of solution, or will it take it in stride?
Last but not least, has anyone eaten tryptamine raw? I've enjoyed a phatty buzz off a plate of ground beef before, but never crystal... the beef's pleasant... 'out there on your own... like a rolling stone...' ...autobiosynth is nice... I like the 5HT/5MeOnAcT system...
...not that I would EVER commit such a crime as to eat fried sunflower seeds. Sunflower seeds would clearly fall under the analog act, if intended for human consumption, and thus violate the law. In fact, officially, I don't eat. Period... 'cause it's all a crime.
Thank y'all ever so much,
Rev. Psi Locybe, insane alchemist.