Chemistry:Lophophine

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Short description: Chemical compound
Lophophine
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Oral
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  • none
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  • Uncontrolled (but may be covered under the Federal Analogue Act in the United States and under similar bills in other countries due to its similarity to mescaline and MMDA)
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FormulaC10H13NO3
Molar mass195.218 g·mol−1
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Lophophine (MMDPEA or 3-methoxy-4,5-methylenedioxyphenethylamine) is a putative psychedelic and entactogen drug of the methylenedioxyphenethylamine class. It is the α-demethylated homologue of MMDA, and is also closely related to mescaline.

Alexander Shulgin originally suggested that lophophine may be a natural constituent of peyote (Lophophora williamsii) due to it being the only logical chemical intermediate for the biosynthesis of several tetrahydroisoquinolines known to be present in this cactus species.[1] Subsequently, lophophine was indeed shown to be a minor component of both peyote and San Pedro cactus.[2]

Shulgin reports that lophophine is active in the dosage range of 150–250 mg. He states that at these doses, lophophine has some similarity to mescaline in action, in producing a peaceful elevation of mood, euphoria, and mild enhancement of visual perception, but without the generation of closed-eye mental imagery. Shulgin also notes that (in contrast to mescaline), lophophine causes no nausea.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 A. Shulgin and A. Shulgin (1991). Pihkal. Berkeley: Transform Press. pp. 701–702. 
  2. "Ecstasy analogues found in cacti". Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 40 (2): 219–22. June 2008. doi:10.1080/02791072.2008.10400635. PMID 18720674. 

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