4-HO-MALT

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4-HO-MALT
4-HO-MALT structure.png
Clinical data
Other names4-OH-MALT; 4-Hydroxy-N-methyl-N-allyltryptamine; Maltocin; Malocin
Routes of
administration
Oral
Drug class Non-selective serotonin receptor agonist; Serotonin 5-HT2A receptor agonist; Serotonergic psychedelic; Hallucinogen
ATC code
  • None
Identifiers
  • 3-[2-[methyl(prop-2-enyl)amino]ethyl]-1H-indol-4-ol
CAS Number
PubChem CID
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
Formula C14H18N2O
Molar mass 230.311 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CN(CCC1=CNC2=C1C(=CC=C2)O)CC=C
  • InChI=1S/C14H18N2O/c1-3-8-16(2)9-7-11-10-15-12-5-4-6-13(17)14(11)12/h3-6,10,15,17H,1,7-9H2,2H3
  • Key:NWEWNVPCYZONHK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

4-HO-MALT, also known as 4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-allyltryptamine or as maltocin, is a tryptamine derivative related to 4-HO-DALT (dalocin) which has been sold as a designer drug, first being detected in Slovenia in 2021. [1] [2]

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Interactions

Pharmacology

Pharmacodynamics

4-HO-MALT acts as an agonist of the serotonin 5-HT2A, 5-HT2B, and 5-HT2C receptors. [3] It also interacts with other serotonin receptors. The drug produces the head-twitch response, a behavioral proxy of psychedelic effects, in rodents. [3]

See also

References

  1. Klein AK, Chatha M, Laskowski LJ, Anderson EI, Brandt SD, Chapman SJ, McCorvy JD, Halberstadt AL (April 2021). "Investigation of the Structure-Activity Relationships of Psilocybin Analogues". ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science. 4 (2): 533–542. doi:10.1021/acsptsci.0c00176. PMC   8033608 . PMID   33860183.
  2. European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. (June 2022). New psychoactive substances: 25 years of early warning and response in Europe. An update from the EU Early Warning System (PDF). European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. doi:10.2810/882318 (inactive 1 July 2025). ISBN   978-92-9497-737-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)
  3. 1 2 Klein AK, Chatha M, Laskowski LJ, Anderson EI, Brandt SD, Chapman SJ, McCorvy JD, Halberstadt AL (April 2021). "Investigation of the Structure-Activity Relationships of Psilocybin Analogues". ACS Pharmacol Transl Sci. 4 (2): 533–542. doi:10.1021/acsptsci.0c00176. PMC   8033608 . PMID   33860183.