Chemiker haben durch UV-Behandlung von Aminosäuren einen neuen Weg zu Serotoninrezeptor-Agonisten entdeckt. Mit der neuen Technik können Bibliotheken von Medikamentenkandidaten mit psychedelisch-ähnlichen Eigenschaften erstellt werden.
https://www.ucdavis.edu/blog/create-hallucination-free-psychedelic-molecules-shining-light-lifes-basic-bucreating
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LInk to paper (JACS): [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.5c19817](https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.5c19817)
The psychedelic-like drugs trend feels like a „back to the future“ situation
Call me a caveman but I’ll stick to shrooms.
As an old research chem/designer drug „hobbyist/drug-nerd“ this excites me a great deal!
But we have dozens of safe, effective compounds, tried and tested and studied for a century, so the cynic in me doesn’t see much more „medical use“ for these beyond industry financial interests.
That being said I’d still be first one in line if they ever need someone to try them out, so give me a call, eh?