5-Amino-1MQ
5-Amino-1MQ
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For research use only. Not for human consumption.
Identity, storage, and what ships.
The technical record. Identity rows reflect literature-cited values for this compound; storage rows describe the conditions under which Nexara holds and ships the lyophilized form.
Identity
- Appearance
- Lyophilized powder
- Molecular Formula
- C10H11N2+
- Molecular Weight
- 159.21 g/mol
- CAS Number
- 42464-96-0
- Synonyms
- 5-Amino-1-methylquinolinium, 5-Amino-1MQ, 5A1MQ, 1-Methyl-5-aminoquinolinium, PubChem CID 950107
- Purity
- ≥99%
Storage profile
- Storage (Lyophilized)
- -20°C
- Storage (Reconstituted)
- 2-8°C
- Shelf Life (Lyophilized)
- 24 months at -20°C
- Shelf Life (Reconstituted)
- 2-4 weeks at 2-8°C
- Reconstitution
- Sterile water or bacteriostatic water for laboratory reconstitution
- Handling
- Protect from light and moisture; store lyophilized powder sealed at -20°C and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles of reconstituted material. For laboratory research use only.
Shipment
- —1× vial (5 mg)
- —Storage and handling instructions
Studied research areas.
Each item below names a domain in which 5-Amino-1MQ has been investigated in published research. Listed for context — not as a use recommendation.
- 01Investigated in preclinical models for its role as a selective inhibitor of the nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT) enzyme
- 02Studied in in-vitro enzymatic assays characterizing methylquinolinium binding within the NNMT active site
- 03Researched for its role in NAD+ salvage-pathway and cellular methylation-flux signaling in cell-culture models
- 04Used as a reference small-molecule tool compound in structure-activity relationship studies of quinolinium-derived inhibitors
- 05Investigated in adipocyte and skeletal-muscle cell-culture models exploring NNMT-linked pathway signaling
Held to research-grade quality standards.
Every batch is held to research-grade quality standards before it ships. Each vial is labeled with its batch identifier so that fulfillment can be traced through the order record. For our research-use-only posture, see the Research Compliance page.
Common questions for 5-Amino-1MQ.
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Reference reading on 5-Amino-1MQ and adjacent topics.
- 5 min
Compound profile
5-Amino-1MQ: Compound Profile
A research profile of 5-Amino-1MQ, the small-molecule methylquinolinium compound studied as a selective inhibitor of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT): identity, the NAD+ salvage and methylation-flux mechanism the literature studies, and its place among metabolic research compounds.
- 5 min
Foundational
Metabolic, Incretin & Amylin Peptides: A Research Overview
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- 10 min
Foundational
Cold-Chain Logistics for Research Peptide Shipping
When research peptides need cold-chain shipping and when they don't: the temperature stability of lyophilized vs. reconstituted forms, transit-time math, and the practice that actually matters.
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