Identification of Psychoplastogenic N,N-Dimethylaminoisotryptamine (isoDMT) Analogues through Structure-Activity Relationship Studies
journal Article
2020
Lee E., Dunlap
Arya, Azinfar
Calvin, Ly
Lindsay P., Cameron
Jayashri, Viswanathan
Robert J., Tombari
Douglas, Myers-Turnbull
Jack C., Taylor
Ana Cristina, Grodzki
Pamela J., Lein
David, Kokel
David E., Olson
Ketamine, N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT), and other psychoplastogens possess enormous potential as neurotherapeutics due to their ability to potently promote neuronal growth. Here, we report the first-ever structure-activity relationship study with the explicit goal of identifying novel psychoplastogens. We have discovered several key features of the psychoplastogenic pharmacophore and used this information to develop N,N-dimethylaminoisotryptamine (isoDMT) psychoplastogens that are easier to synthesize, have improved physicochemical properties, and possess reduced hallucinogenic potential as compared to their DMT counterparts.