tryptamine

noun

trypt·​amine ˈtrip-tə-ˌmēn How to pronounce tryptamine (audio)
: a crystalline amine C10H12N2 derived from tryptophan

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Some tryptamines are neurotransmitters, naturally occurring chemical messengers in the brain. Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024 Next, scientists used highly sensitive mass spectrometers and other analytic equipment to test the products for psilocybin and other tryptamines. Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024 Additionally, Colorado’s law bans manufacturers from using synthetic tryptamines, such as 4-acO-DMT, and requires edibles to be tested for synthetics before they are distributed. Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2024 The results do not include an analysis of tryptamines or synthetic drugs. Christine Ricciardi, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024 Some products sold as mushroom chocolates or candies instead contain a synthetic psychoactive tryptamine called 4-acetoxy-dimethyltryptamine, or 4-AcO-DMT. Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024 In recent decades, hundreds of new synthetic psychoactive substances have hit the market in such products, including many new phenethylamines and tryptamines, which are chemically related to LSD and psilocybin. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 20 June 2024 So hallucinogenic psychedelics tend to be in the tryptamine class that also bind to the serotonin 2A receptor. Quanta Magazine, 6 June 2024 The active chemical in ayahuasca is DMT, which is a hallucinogenic tryptamine drug that occurs naturally in various plants. Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2023

Word History

Etymology

trypt(ophan) + amine

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tryptamine was in 1929

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“Tryptamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tryptamine. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

tryptamine

noun
trypt·​amine ˈtrip-tə-ˌmēn How to pronounce tryptamine (audio)
: a crystalline amine C10H12N2 derived from tryptophan
also : any of various substituted derivatives of this amine of which some are significantly hallucinogenic or neurotoxic
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