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The active chemical in ayahuasca is DMT, which is a hallucinogenic tryptamine drug that occurs naturally in various plants.
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Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2023
Crystallized tryptamine synthesized by Wallach in his lab at Saint Joseph University.
—Wired, 28 July 2022
Psilocybin is a tryptamine that binds to serotonin receptor 5-HT2A in the brain.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 24 June 2021
Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2023
Crystallized tryptamine synthesized by Wallach in his lab at Saint Joseph University.
—Wired, 28 July 2022
Psilocybin is a tryptamine that binds to serotonin receptor 5-HT2A in the brain.
—Will Yakowicz, Forbes, 24 June 2021
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First Known Use
1929, in the meaning defined above
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“Tryptamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tryptamine. Accessed 10 Dec. 2023.
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Medical Definition
tryptamine
noun
trypt·amine
ˈtrip-tə-ˌmēn 
: a crystalline amine C10H12N2 derived from tryptophan
also
: any of various substituted derivatives of this amine of which some are significantly hallucinogenic or neurotoxic
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