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==Chemistry== | ==Chemistry== | ||
[[File:SubstitutedTryptamine.png|thumb|294px|right|General formula of a tryptamine molecule.]] | [[File:SubstitutedTryptamine.png|thumb|294px|right|General formula of a tryptamine molecule.]] | ||
4-HO-MET, or 4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine is a synthetic indole alkaloid molecule of the [[tryptamine]] class. Tryptamines share a core structure comprised of a bicylic indole heterocycle attached at R<sub>3</sub> to an amino group via an ethyl side chain. 4-HO-MET is substituted at R<sub>4</sub> of its indole heterocycle with a hydroxyl functional group OH−; it also contains a methyl group and an ethyl chain bound to the terminal amine R<sub>N</sub> of its tryptamine backbone (MET). 4-HO-MET is a 4-hydroxy analogue of [[4-AcO-MET]] and the N-substituted ethyl homologue of [[4-HO-DMT]]. | 4-HO-MET, or 4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine is a synthetic indole alkaloid molecule of the [[tryptamine]] class. Tryptamines share a core structure comprised of a bicylic indole heterocycle attached at R<sub>3</sub> to an amino group via an ethyl side chain. 4-HO-MET is substituted at R<sub>4</sub> of its indole heterocycle with a hydroxyl functional group OH−; it also contains a methyl group and an ethyl chain bound to the terminal amine R<sub>N</sub> of its tryptamine backbone (MET). 4-HO-MET is a 4-hydroxy analogue of [[4-AcO-MET]] and the N-substituted ethyl homologue of [[4-HO-DMT]]. <ref>http://isomerdesign.com/PiHKAL/read.php?domain=tk&id=21</ref> | ||
==Pharmacology== | ==Pharmacology== |