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Other names | Methylnaphetamine; MNA; MNT; MNAP; PAL-1046; MY-10; [1] N-Methylnaphthylaminopropane; N-Methylnaphthylisopropylamine |
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Formula | C14H17N |
Molar mass | 199.297 g·mol−1 |
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Methamnetamine (also known as methylnaphetamine, MNA, MNT, MNAP, PAL-1046, and MY-10) is a triple monoamine releasing agent of the amphetamine and naphthylaminopropane families. It is the N-methyl analog of the non-neurotoxic experimental drug naphthylaminopropane and the naphthalene analog of methamphetamine. [2] [3] [4] It has been sold online as a designer drug. [5] [6]
Methamnetamine acts as a releasing agent of serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine, with EC50 values of 13 nM, 34 nM, and 10 nM, respectively. [2]
Compound | NE | DA | 5-HT | Ref |
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d-Amphetamine | 6.6–10.2 | 5.8–24.8 | 698–1,765 | [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] |
Naphthylaminopropane (NAP; PAL-287) | 11.1 | 12.6 | 3.4 | [12] [9] |
d-Methamphetamine | 12.3–14.3 | 8.5–40.4 | 736–1,292 | [7] [13] [9] [11] |
Methylnaphthylaminopropane (MNAP; PAL-1046) | 34 | 10 | 13 | [14] [15] |
l-Methcathinone | 13.1 | 14.8 | 1,772 | [16] [10] |
2-Naphthylmethcathinone (BMAPN; βk-MNAP) | 94% at 10 μM | 34 | 27 | [17] [18] |
d-Ethylamphetamine | 28.8 | 44.1 | 333.0 | [19] [20] |
Ethylnaphthylaminopropane (ENAP; PAL-1045) | 137 | 46 a | 12 a | [14] |
Phenmetrazine | 29–50.4 | 70–131 | 7,765–>10,000 | [21] [9] [22] [23] |
Naphthylmetrazine (PAL-704) | 203 | 111 | RI (105) | [23] |
Notes: The smaller the value, the more strongly the drug releases the neurotransmitter. The assays were done in rat brain synaptosomes and human potencies may be different. See also Monoamine releasing agent § Activity profiles for a larger table with more compounds. Footnotes:a ENAP is a partial releaser of serotonin (Emax = 66%) and dopamine (Emax = 78%). Refs: [24] [25] |
Methamnetamine is illegal in Japan. [26]
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RESULTS. Methamphetamine and amphetamine potently released NE (IC50s = 14.3 and 7.0 nM) and DA (IC50s = 40.4 nM and 24.8 nM), and were much less potent releasers of 5-HT (IC50s = 740 nM and 1765 nM). Phentermine released all three biogenic amines with an order of potency NE (IC50 = 28.8 nM)> DA (IC50 = 262 nM)> 5-HT (IC50 = 2575 nM). Aminorex released NE (IC50 = 26.4 nM), DA (IC50 = 44.8 nM) and 5-HT (IC50 = 193 nM). Chlorphentermine was a very potent 5-HT releaser (IC50 = 18.2 nM), a weaker DA releaser (IC50 = 935 nM) and inactive in the NE release assay. Chlorphentermine was a moderate potency inhibitor of [3H]NE uptake (Ki = 451 nM). Diethylpropion, which is self-administered, was a weak DA uptake inhibitor (Ki = 15 µM) and NE uptake inhibitor (Ki = 18.1 µM) and essentially inactive in the other assays. Phendimetrazine, which is self-administered, was a weak DA uptake inhibitor (IC50 = 19 µM), a weak NE uptake inhibitor (8.3 µM) and essentially inactive in the other assays.
FIGURE 2-6: Release: Effects of the specified test drug on monoamine release by DAT (red circles), NET (blue squares), and SERT (black traingles) in rat brain tissue. [...] EC50 values determined for the drug indicated within the panel. [...]