Compound Monograph
N-Methylphenethylamine
N-Methylphenethylamine is an endogenous trace amine and the N-methyl analogue of phenethylamine.
Where Does It Come From?
N-Methylphenethylamine is a naturally occurring (and made in the body) phenethylamine (trace amine). It is flagged as moderately toxic.
N-Methylphenethylamine is a naturally occurring trace amine, the N-methyl analogue of phenethylamine, found endogenously in humans and reported in some plants and foods. Like other trace amines it is a substrate for monoamine oxidase and interacts with trace amine-associated receptors, but it is present in very small amounts and has limited characterised pharmacology of its own.