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Tryptamine vs Alphamethyltryptamine - What's the difference?

tryptamine | alphamethyltryptamine |

As nouns the difference between tryptamine and alphamethyltryptamine

is that tryptamine is (uncountable|biochemistry) a heterocyclic amine found in both plant and animal tissue, where it is an intermediate in several metabolic schemes while alphamethyltryptamine is a synthetic tryptamine drug that can act as a psychedelic hallucinogen, as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, and as a stimulant.

tryptamine

Noun

  • (uncountable, biochemistry) a heterocyclic amine found in both plant and animal tissue, where it is an intermediate in several metabolic schemes.
  • (countable, medicine) Any of a class of neurotransmitters and psychedelic drugs derived from this compound.
  • English words suffixed with -amine

    alphamethyltryptamine

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia alphamethyltryptamine)
  • A synthetic tryptamine drug that can act as a psychedelic hallucinogen, as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, and as a stimulant.