2-Methyl-5-hydroxytryptamine

2-Methyl-5-hydroxytryptamine (2-methylserotonin, 2-methyl-5-HT) is a tryptamine derivative closely related to the neurotransmitter serotonin which acts as a moderately selective full agonist at the 5-HT₃ receptor.^[1][2][3]

2-Methyl-5-hydroxytryptamine

Identifiers
IUPAC name 3-(2-aminoethyl)-2-methyl-1H-indol-5-ol
CAS Number	78263-90-8 N
PubChem CID	1574
IUPHAR/BPS	218
ChemSpider	1518 Y
KEGG	C13665 Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:31085 Y
ChEMBL	ChEMBL266591 Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80228927
ECHA InfoCard	100.231.402
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C11H14N2O
Molar mass	190.246 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES Oc1cc2c(cc1)[nH]c(c2CCN)C
InChI InChI=1S/C11H14N2O/c1-7-9(4-5-12)10-6-8(14)2-3-11(10)13-7/h2-3,6,13-14H,4-5,12H2,1H3 Y Key:WYWNEDARFVJQSG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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See also

• 5-Carboxamidotryptamine
• 5-Methoxytryptamine
• α-Methyl-5-hydroxytryptamine