6-(2-Aminopropyl)tetralin (6-APT), also sometimes called tetralinylaminopropane (TAP), is a

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of the

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class which acts as a

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(SSRA). It has IC₅₀ values of 121 nM, 6,436 nM, and 3,371 nM for inhibiting the

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, and

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, respectively. Though it possesses an appreciable ''

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'' profile, in animal

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studies it was not found to substitute for MMAI or

and to only partially substitute for

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. This parallels

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's finding that

EDMA 3,4-Ethylenedioxy-''N''-methylamphetamine (EDMA) is an entactogen drug of the substituted amphetamine, methamphetamine class. It is an structural analog, analogue of 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-methylamphetamine, MDMA where the methylenedioxy functiona ...

(the

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analogue of 6-APT) is limitedly

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, and appears to indicate that the

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s of both EDMA and 6-APT may not be favorable.

References

{{Chemical classes of psychoactive drugs Substituted amphetamines Tetralins Serotonin releasing agents Entactogens