3,5-Dimethoxyamphetamine (3,5-DMA), also known as DMA-6, is a

drug A drug is any chemical substance other than a nutrient or an essential dietary ingredient, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect. Consumption of drugs can be via insufflation (medicine), inhalation, drug i ...

of the

amphetamine Amphetamine (contracted from Alpha and beta carbon, alpha-methylphenethylamine, methylphenethylamine) is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy, an ...

family and a

positional isomer In chemistry, a structural isomer (or constitutional isomer in the IUPAC nomenclature) of a compound is a compound that contains the same number and type of atoms, but with a different connectivity (i.e. arrangement of bonds) between them. The ...

dimethoxyamphetamine Dimethoxyamphetamine (DMA) is a series of six lesser-known psychedelic drugs similar in structure to the three isomers of methoxyamphetamine and six isomers of trimethoxyamphetamine. The isomers are 2,3-DMA, 2,4-DMA, 2,5-DMA, 2,6-DMA, 3,4-DMA, ...

(DMA). It is the

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of the 3C (4-substituted 3,5-dimethoxyamphetamine) family of compounds (also known as 3C- scalines). In an early study, it showed similar

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for

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s as

mescaline Mescaline, also known as mescalin or mezcalin, and in chemical terms 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine, is a natural product, naturally occurring psychedelic drug, psychedelic alkaloid, protoalkaloid of the substituted phenethylamine class, found ...

(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine) but had more than an order of magnitude lower affinity than DOx (4-substituted 2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine) drugs like DOM,

DOET 2,5-Dimethoxy-4-ethylamphetamine (DOET) is a psychedelic drug of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and DOx families. It is closely related to DOM and is a synthetic analogue of the naturally occurring phenethylamine psychedelic mescaline. The ...

, and

DOB DOB or Dob often refers to date of birth. DOB or Dob may also refer to: Biochemistry * 2,5-dimethoxy-4-bromoamphetamine, Bromo-DMA, a psychedelic drug ** Meta-DOB, related substance ** Methyl-DOB, related substance * HLA-DOB, human gene Organiz ...

. However, in a later study, it showed no or very low affinity for the serotonin 5-HT_2A and 5-HT_2C receptors (K_i = >10,000nM), whereas DOB showed high affinity for these receptors (K_i = 32nM and 64nM, respectively). 3,5-DMA's effects on

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and efflux have also been studied. It appeared to be weak or inactive as a

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and

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. Likewise, it was a very weak

serotonin reuptake inhibitor A serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SRI) is a type of drug which acts as a reuptake inhibitor of the neurotransmitter serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, or 5-HT) by blocking the drug action, action of the serotonin transporter (SERT). This in turn lea ...

( = 18,500nM) and

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(active at ≥10,000nM). 3,5-DMA was inactive in substituting for DOM in rodent

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tests (4–14% appropriate responding for 5–12.5mg/kg), suggesting that it would not be

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ic in humans. However, it has shown other

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effects in mice and with similar potency as mescaline, whereas it was inactive in rats. The effects of 3,5-DMA in humans have not been reported. 3,5-DMA has been detected as an

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in forensic drug samples. As a

2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine 2,5-Dimethoxyamphetamine (2,5-DMA), also known as DMA-4 or as DOH, is a drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine families. It is one of the dimethoxyamphetamine (DMA) series of positional isomers. The drug is notable in being the parent comp ...

(2,5-DMA; DMA-4), 3,5-DMA is a Schedule I

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in the

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. A derivative of 3,5-DMA, 4-bromo-3,5-dimethoxyamphetamine (4-Br-3,5-DMA), showed relatively high affinity for the serotonin 5-HT_2A and 5-HT_2C receptors (K_i = 210nM and 570nM, respectively). However, it was not active as a

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at the assessed doses (4–10mg).

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External links

3,5-DMA - Isomer Design
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dimethoxyamphetamine, 3,5- Scalines Substituted amphetamines

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