High Resolution Image Download MS PowerPoint Slide Tryptamine psychedelics induce psychoactive effects via agonist actions at serotonin 2A receptors (5-HT 2A ), but the compounds are generally nonselective. 4-Methoxy- N -methyl- N -isopropyltryptamine (4-MeO-MiPT) is a 5-HT 2A agonist which also blocks the 5-HT transporter (SERT) and has blunted visual and other psychedelic effects in humans....
Interest in the potential therapeutic efficacy of psilocybin and other psychedelic compounds has escalated significantly in recent years. To date, little is known regarding the biological activity of the psilocybin pathway intermediate, norbaeocystin, due to limitations around sourcing the phosphorylated tryptamine metabolite for in vivo testing. To address this limitation, we first developed a...