Lophophine
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ATC code | none |
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CAS Number | 23693-38-1 Y |
PubChem (CID) | 90239 |
ChemSpider | 81465 Y |
ChEMBL | CHEMBL159620 Y |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.041.645 |
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Formula | C10H13NO3 |
Molar mass | 195.22 g/mol |
3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image |
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Lophophine (MMDPEA, 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]
At dosages above 300 mg, visual distortions that resemble those of standard doses of mescaline are said to begin to appear .[citation needed]
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- ^ a b A. Shulgin and A. Shulgin (1991). Pihkal, pp.701-702, Transform Press, Berkeley.
- ^ Bruhn JG, El-Seedi HR, Stephanson N, Beck O, Shulgin AT (June 2008). "Ecstasy analogues found in cacti". Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 40 (2): 219–22. doi:10.1080/02791072.2008.10400635. PMID 18720674.
External links[edit]
- PiHKAL: #95 Lophophine: 3-Methoxy-4,5-methylenedioxyphenethylamine
- Psychotomimetic Drugs: Structure-Activity Relationships
- Mescaline: The Chemistry and Pharmacology of its Analogues
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