Macromerine is a phenethylamine derivative. It was first identified from the cactus '' Coryphantha macromeris''. It can also be found in ''C. runyonii'', ''C. elephantidens'', and other related members of the family

Cactaceae A cactus (, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1750 known species of the order Caryophyllales. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, from the Ancient Gree ...

. The plants may have been used by Tarahumara

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for their

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ic effects.

Chemistry

Macromerine is a phenethylamine derivative with the molecular formula C₁₂H₁₉NO₃.

Effects

At least one study found macromerine to be non-psychoactive, however as a phenethylamine derivative, it may be psychoactive.

References

{{Phenethylamines Phenethylamine alkaloids Phenethylamines Phenol ethers Phenylethanolamines

Chemistry

Effects

See also

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