MMALM


MMALM, also known as 4-methallyloxy-2,5-dimethoxyamphetamine, is a serotonin receptor modulator of the phenethylamine, amphetamine, and DOx families. It is a derivative of the DOx psychedelics TMA-2 and MEM in which the 4-position substituent has been extended. The drug is also the α-methyl or amphetamine analogue of 2C-O-3.

Use and effects

The properties and effects of MMALM in humans do not appear to be known.

Pharmacology

MMALM acts as a potent agonist of the serotonin 5-HT2 receptors. Its affinities were 61nM for the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor and 290nM for the serotonin 5-HT2C receptor, whereas its activational potencies ) were 1.5nM at the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor and 29nM at the serotonin 5-HT2B receptor. Besides the serotonin 5-HT2 receptors, the drug showed little to no activity at various other assessed targets, such as the monoamine transporters. It does not appear to have been tested for psychedelic-like activity in animals.

History

MMALM was first described in the scientific literature by Daniel Trachsel in 2013. Subsequently, it was characterized in more detail by a group including Trachsel and Matthias Liechti in 2019. The compound's name is said to derive from its benzene ring substituents, "methoxy methallyloxy methoxy".

Society and culture

Legal status

Canada

MMALM is a controlled substance in Canada under phenethylamine blanket-ban language.