Metabolic
5-Amino-1MQ
A small-molecule nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT) inhibitor, not a peptide.
Also known as 5-amino-1-methylquinolinium · 5A1MQ · NNMT inhibitor
ANIMAL DATA ONLY
The evidence is animal and cell-culture work. There are no controlled human dosing trials, so every number below is convention rather than a result.
At a glance
Dose summary
No reliable human half-life has been published for 5-Amino-1MQ, so none is listed rather than guessed at.
No regulator and no trial set these numbers. They describe what people actually do, recorded so you can see the range rather than guess at it — which is not the same thing as a recommendation.
Form
Nothing to reconstitute
5-Amino-1MQ is taken by mouth, not injected, so there is no vial, no diluent and no draw volume. The typical dose is 100 mg per administration — that is the number on the capsule or tablet, and the reconstitution calculator deliberately excludes this compound.
Mechanism & evidence
What it is, and what is known
A small-molecule nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT) inhibitor, not a peptide. Evidence is preclinical: it reduced fat mass in diet-induced obese mice without changing food intake, and there are cell and rodent data on muscle stem cells. There are no published controlled human trials, so every dose figure here is extrapolated from vendor and community practice rather than clinical data — treat the range as low confidence.
It is taken orally in capsules: 50-150 mg daily, with 100 mg typical, which in the microgram units used throughout this dataset is 50,000-150,000 mcg (100 mg = 100,000 mcg). It is swallowed as capsules rather than reconstituted, so the reconstitution fields do not apply.
Tolerability
Reported side effects
- Insomnia or restlessness if taken late in the day
- Mild nausea or stomach upset
- Headache
- Jitteriness in sensitive users
Hard stops
Do not use this if
- Pregnancy, possible pregnancy, or breastfeeding
- Under 18
These are flags, not a screening. They do not replace a conversation with a clinician who knows your history.
Handling
Storage
Keep it cold, dry and dark. The figures above are shelf-life conventions, not stability testing on the product you bought.
Combinations
Commonly stacked with
Stacking multiplies the side-effect surface and makes it impossible to tell which compound did what. Add one thing at a time.
References
Sources
Educational information only, not medical advice. Talk to a licensed clinician before starting, changing, or stopping anything.