IHCH-7079 is a drug which acts as an

agonist An agonist is a chemical that activates a Receptor (biochemistry), receptor to produce a biological response. Receptors are Cell (biology), cellular proteins whose activation causes the cell to modify what it is currently doing. In contrast, an R ...

at the 5-HT_2A

serotonin Serotonin (), also known as 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), is a monoamine neurotransmitter with a wide range of functions in both the central nervous system (CNS) and also peripheral tissues. It is involved in mood, cognition, reward, learning, ...

receptor Receptor may refer to: * Sensory receptor, in physiology, any neurite structure that, on receiving environmental stimuli, produces an informative nerve impulse *Receptor (biochemistry), in biochemistry, a protein molecule that receives and respond ...

. It was derived by structural simplification of the 5-HT_2A antagonist

atypical antipsychotic The atypical antipsychotics (AAP), also known as second generation antipsychotics (SGAs) and serotonin–dopamine antagonists (SDAs), are a group of antipsychotic drugs (antipsychotic drugs in general are also known as tranquilizers and neurol ...

drug lumateperone along with several related compounds such as

IHCH-7086 IHCH-7086 is a drug which acts as an agonist at the 5-HT2A serotonin receptor. It was derived by structural simplification of the 5-HT2A antagonist atypical antipsychotic drug lumateperone along with several related compounds such as IHCH-7079 ...

, which was found to be a non-hallucinogenic biased 5-HT_2A agonist that was active in

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assays but did not produce

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-like responding in mice. The related structure IHCH-7113 was found to produce a positive head-twitch response in mice, suggesting likely hallucinogenic activity in humans.

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2-Methoxyphenyl compounds Heterocyclic compounds with 4 rings Methoxyphenethylamines Nitrogen heterocycles Non-hallucinogenic 5-HT2A receptor agonists Serotonin receptor agonists {{nervous-system-drug-stub

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