Compound
N-methylserotonin
A member of the class of tryptamines that is serotonin in which one of the hydrogens attached to the primary amino group is replaced by a methyl group.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:48294), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
1 entity
1 entities reached.
0 reported hops1 assembled from the scaffold
What the reference databases state
Statements
2 statements
2 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: N-methylserotonin · Sources: Human-GEM
- serotonin is converted to N-methylserotoninCompoundHuman-GEM MAR04555Inferred only
- N-methylserotonin is a substrate of INMTProteinHuman-GEM MAR04556Inferred only
Reactions
2 reactions
S-adenosyl-L-methionine+serotoninproton+N-methylserotonin+CHEBI:16680
Catalysed by INMT
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 2.1.1.49GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR04555CC BY 4.0Reference data
N-methylserotonin+S-adenosyl-L-methionineMAM01408c+2proton+CHEBI:16680
Catalysed by INMT
Reaction pageReversibleBalancedEC 2.1.1.49GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR04556CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: N-methylserotonin
- Systematic name
- 3-[2-(methylamino)ethyl]-1H-indol-5-ol