Chemistry:4-Methoxytryptamine

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4-Methoxytryptamine (4-MeO-T; developmental code name PAL-548) is a serotonin receptor modulator of the tryptamine and 4-hydroxytryptamine families.[1] It is the O-methyl derivative of 4-hydroxytryptamine (4-HT) and a positional isomer of 5-methoxytryptamine and 6-methoxytryptamine.[1]

Pharmacology

The drug has been found to act as a potent serotonin 5-HT2A receptor full agonist, with an EC50 of 9.02 nM and an Emax of 108%.[1] It was inactive as a monoamine releasing agent, including of serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine, in rat brain synaptosomes (all EC50 = >10,000 nM), but was a very low-potency serotonin reuptake inhibitor (IC50 = 4,114 nM).[1]

History

4-Methoxytryptamine was first described in the scientific literature by at least 1962.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Alpha-ethyltryptamines as dual dopamine-serotonin releasers". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters 24 (19): 4754–4758. October 2014. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.07.062. PMID 25193229. 
  2. "Pharmacological studies upon neurones of the lateral geniculate nucleus of the cat". British Journal of Pharmacology and Chemotherapy 18 (2): 217–246. April 1962. doi:10.1111/j.1476-5381.1962.tb01404.x. PMID 13882768.