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SML0791

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N,N-Dimethyltryptamine

≥97% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

DMT, Dimethyltryptamine, N,N-Dimethyl-1H-indole-3-ethanamine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H16N2
CAS Number:
61-50-7
Molecular Weight:
188.27
MDL number:
MFCD00055989
UNSPSC Code:
12352116
PubChem Substance ID:
329825600
NACRES:
NA.77

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥97% (HPLC)

form

powder

drug control

USDEA Schedule I; regulated under CDSA - not available from Sigma-Aldrich Canada; psicótropo (Spain); Decreto Lei 15/93: Tabela IIA (Portugal)

color

white to beige

solubility

DMSO: 15 mg/mL, clear

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CN(C)CCC1=CNC2=C1C=CC=C2

InChI

1S/C12H16N2/c1-14(2)8-7-10-9-13-12-6-4-3-5-11(10)12/h3-6,9,13H,7-8H2,1-2H3

InChI key

DMULVCHRPCFFGV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Biochem/physiol Actions

N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) functions as a hallucinogen. Experimental studies states that DMT is an endogenous sigma-1 receptor agonist. DMT interacts with sigma-1 receptors and blocks voltage-gated sodium ion (Na+) channels in both native cardiac myocytes and heterologous cells that contain sigma-1 receptors.
N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is a hallucinogen now known to be an endogenous sigma-1 receptor agonist. In keeping with the known sigma-1 receptor modulation of voltage gated Na+ channels, DMT was found to reversibly inhibit Na currents by 62% in vitro. N,N-Dimethyltryptamine also induced hypermotility in WT mice (but not in sigma-1 KO mice), all evidence of its sigma-1 agonist activity.

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Other Notes

Product contains 1.2% wt. EtOH (by NMR and EA).

Pictograms

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GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H336

Hazard Classifications

STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Rafael G Dos Santos et al.
Psychopharmacology, 219(4), 1039-1053 (2011-08-16)
Ayahuasca is an Amazonian tea containing the natural psychedelic 5-HT(2A/2C/1A) agonist N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT). It is used in ceremonial contexts for its visionary properties. The human pharmacology of ayahuasca has been well characterized following its administration in single doses. To evaluate
The Hallucinogen N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) Is an Endogenous Sigma-1 Receptor Regulator.
Dominique F, et al.
Science, 323(5916), 934-937 (2009)
Ethan H McIlhenny et al.
Biomedical chromatography : BMC, 25(9), 970-984 (2010-11-09)
Ayahuasca, also known as caapi or yage among various South American groups, holds a highly esteemed and millennia-old position in these cultures' medical and religious pharmacopeia. There is now an increasing interest in the potential for modern medical applications of
Vince Cakic et al.
Drug and alcohol dependence, 111(1-2), 30-37 (2010-06-24)
Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is an endogenous hallucinogen with traditional use as a sacrament in the orally active preparation of ayahuasca. Although the religious use of ayahuasca has been examined extensively, very little is known about the recreational use of DMT. In
Attila Szabo et al.
PloS one, 9(8), e106533-e106533 (2014-08-30)
The orphan receptor sigma-1 (sigmar-1) is a transmembrane chaperone protein expressed in both the central nervous system and in immune cells. It has been shown to regulate neuronal differentiation and cell survival, and mediates anti-inflammatory responses and immunosuppression in murine
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