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the T in DMT stands for tryptamine, which is a basic structural molecule that is the parent structure for many psychoactive compounds. serotonin, which regulates many of our normal biological functions, is 5-hydroxy tryptamine. 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine is 5-MeO-DMT. the structural similarity allows the DMT molecule to fit into the serotonin receptor and mix up any signal that was trying to be sent across the synapse. many other hallucinogens are active in the same manner as 5-MeO-DMT. Psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in shrooms, is 4-phosphoryloxy-N,N-DMT. LSD, though not a tryptamine compound, also effects serotonin receptors.
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