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Propylamphetamine

N-propylamphetamine is a stimulant drug derived from amphetamine which was invented in the 1970s.

Propylamphetamine was used mainly for research into the metabolism of amphetamines,[1] and as a reference compound to compare to other amphetamines,[2] but animal research has shown it to be an active stimulant slightly less potent than amphetamine.[3]

References

  1. Nazarali AJ, Baker GB, Coutts RT, Pasutto FM. Amphetamine in rat brain after intraperitoneal injection of N-alkylated analogues. Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. 1983;7(4-6):813-6.
  2. Valtier S, Cody JT. Evaluation of internal standards for the analysis of amphetamine and methamphetamine. Journal of Analytical Toxicology. 1995 Oct;19(6):375-80.
  3. Woolverton WL, Shybut G, Johanson CE. Structure-activity relationships among some d-N-alkylated amphetamines. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 1980 Dec;13(6):869-76.

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