14-Hydroxy-LSD
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Other names | 14-Hydroxylysergic acid diethylamide; 14-OH-LSD; 14-HO-LSD; N,N-Diethyl-14-hydroxy-6-methyl-9,10-didehydroergoline-8β-carboxamide |
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Formula | C20H25N3O2 |
Molar mass | 339.439 g·mol−1 |
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14-Hydroxy-LSD is a lysergamide and a metabolite of the psychedelic drug lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).[1][2][3][4][5][6] It is formed via aromatic hydroxylation at position 14 of the lysergic acid moiety and is subsequently excreted as a glucuronide conjugate.[1][2][3][6]
14-Hydroxy-LSD is a major metabolite of LSD in rats and guinea pigs, where it is excreted predominantly as a glucuronide in bile and urine.[1][2][7][5][8][9][10] In contrast, it appears only as a minor metabolite in rhesus monkeys and humans.[1][2][7][5][8][9] Studies using human liver microsomes and urine samples have confirmed its presence in humans, but in low concentrations that are often below quantification limits.[7][3][6]
The specific enzymes involved in the formation of hydroxylated LSD metabolites like 14-hydroxy-LSD remain unidentified.[5] As of 2016, David E. Nichols noted that the pharmacology of hydroxylated LSD metabolites, including 14-hydroxy-LSD, had not been studied.[11] Notably, 14-hydroxy-LSD does not induce LSD-like changes in the EEG of rabbits, in contrast to LSD and 13-hydroxy-LSD.[10]
14-Hydroxy-LSD was first reported in the scientific literature by at least 1975.[1][12][13][14]
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[edit]References
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In animals, metabolism of LSD is highly species dependent...
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The metabolism of [14C]-LSD has been investigated...
- ^ a b c Libânio Osório Marta RF (August 2019). "Metabolism of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD): an update". Drug Metabolism Reviews. 51 (3): 378–387. doi:10.1080/03602532.2019.1638931. PMID 31266388.
Furthermore, it seems to occur an aromatic hydroxylation...
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There are limited data on the metabolites of LSD in humans...
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It is metabolized to the following five metabolites...
- ^ a b c Luethi D, Hoener MC, Krähenbühl S, Liechti ME, Duthaler U (June 2019). "Cytochrome P450 enzymes contribute to the metabolism of LSD to nor-LSD and 2-oxo-3-hydroxy-LSD: Implications for clinical LSD use". Biochemical Pharmacology. 164: 129–138. doi:10.1016/j.bcp.2019.04.013. PMID 30981875.
LSD is rapidly metabolized in humans...
- ^ a b c Dolder P (2017). The Pharmacology of d-Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) (PDF) (Thesis). University of Basel. doi:10.5451/UNIBAS-006786123.
In rodents, the major metabolites...
- ^ a b Yu AM (June 2008). "Indolealkylamines: biotransformations and potential drug-drug interactions". The AAPS Journal. 10 (2): 242–253. doi:10.1208/s12248-008-9028-5. PMC 2751378. PMID 18454322.
LSD is extensively metabolized in laboratory animals...
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Major metabolites detected in the rat and guinea pigs urine...
- ^ a b Siddik ZH, Barnes RD, Dring LG, Smith RL, Williams RT (October 1979). "The fate of lysergic acid DI[14C]ethylamide ([14C]LSD) in the rat, guinea pig and rhesus monkey and of [14C]iso-LSD in rat". Biochemical Pharmacology. 28 (20): 3093–3101. doi:10.1016/0006-2952(79)90618-x. PMID 117811.
EEG studies...
- ^ Nichols DE (April 2016). Barker EL (ed.). "Psychedelics". Pharmacological Reviews. 68 (2): 264–355. doi:10.1124/pr.115.011478. ISSN 0031-6997. PMC 4813425. PMID 26841800.
[...] It also seems possible that one of the metabolites of LSD...
- ^ Siddik ZH, Barnes RD, Dring LG, Smith RL, Williams RT (1975). "The Fate of Lysergic Acid Di[14C]ethylamide ([14C]LSD) in the Rat". Biochemical Society Transactions. 3 (2): 290–292. doi:10.1042/bst0030290. PMID 1132562.
- ^ Sullivan AT, Twitchett PJ, Fletcher SM, Moffat AC (1978). "The fate of LSD in the body: forensic considerations". Journal - Forensic Science Society. 18 (1–2): 89–98. doi:10.1016/s0015-7368(78)71189-8. PMID 105081.
- ^ Back DJ, Singh JK (May 1976). "The biliary excretion of [3H] lysergic acid diethylamide in Wistar and Gunn rats". Experientia. 32 (5): 616–617. doi:10.1007/BF01990195. PMID 1278313.