5-Amino-1MQ_
Also known as 5-amino-1-methylquinolinium
A capsule studied for speeding up metabolism and burning fat.
Common vial size is what vendors typically sell, not a recommendation. Enter your own vial in the calculator.
What is 5-Amino-1MQ?
Plain language first. The technical label stays, but it never stands alone.Overview
5-Amino-1MQ is a small molecule, not a peptide, that blocks an enzyme called NNMT which helps fat cells store fat. In plain terms: by taking the brakes off cellular metabolism, it is studied for burning fat and boosting energy, though human data is very limited.
What it's used for
People take it hoping to speed up metabolism and burn fat, usually in cycles. Human data is very limited, so results are uncertain.
How does 5-Amino-1MQ work?
What it does in the body, and where.5-Amino-1MQ is a small molecule, not a peptide, that blocks an enzyme fat cells use to keep storing fat.
- 01It inhibits NNMTAn enzyme that is unusually abundant in fat tissue and appears to help fat cells hold onto what they store.
- 02In mice, fat cells shrank and metabolism roseThe animal results are the entire basis for the interest in it.
- 03There is essentially no human dataNo completed clinical trial establishes that any of this happens in people, or what a safe dose would be.
A schematic of the compound's mechanism, not a diagnostic image.
What else is it used for?
Each use below carries its own evidence level. Approved means regulators have cleared it for that purpose. Investigational means it is in trials. Early research means it is being studied and is not established.
- Speeding up metabolism and burning fatResearch only
- Preserving muscle while losing fatResearch only
How much, and do you cycle it?
The range, and whether you take breaks.50 up to 150 mg per day (start low, increase slowly), daily, cycled. Commonly cycledCommunity practice
Cycled by convention rather than to a tested schedule. No published study establishes a block length or a break length for this one.
How do I dose and price it?
Enter your vial and your dose. Pick a mix. We show the draw and the cost.The vial holds a fixed amount of drug. Adding more water does not make more drug, it just spreads it thinner, so you draw a bigger number on the syringe for the same dose.
Choose your mix
Measuring the water1 mL = one full 100-unit syringe.
Your draw
1000 / 100 unitsHow do you store it?
Before mixing, and after.Dry powder in the freezer or fridge. Once mixed, fridge, and use within about a month.
Unmixed lyophilized 5-Amino-1MQ keeps for a long time cold. Once you add water the clock starts: most reconstituted vials hold up for roughly 28 to 30 days at fridge temperature. Keep it out of light, and do not freeze it after mixing.
What are the side effects and cautions?
Known cautions and warnings for this compound.Who should avoid it
- No human safety data exists at all
- Pregnancy
Stop and get help
- Anything unusual, since there is no known safety profile
- Signs of an allergic reaction such as face or throat swelling, hives, or trouble breathing
Common effects
- Unknown in humans. It has only been studied in rodents
Where this page says nothing is established, that means nobody has studied it, not that a compound is safe.
Is 5-Amino-1MQ approved?
And where the numbers on this page come from.No. Not FDA-approved.
Sold for research use only. Not cleared for human consumption or medical use.
- DoseFrom research and community reports. No regulator has reviewed this dose.
- Vial sizeFrom what vendors typically list; not a recommendation.
- Reviewed22 July 2026
What else is like 5-Amino-1MQ?
Others in Weight loss and metabolic, side by side.If you're weighing 5-Amino-1MQ, it's worth reading Semaglutide, Tirzepatide, and Retatrutide in the same class.
A capsule studied for speeding up metabolism and burning fat.
- Dose
- 50 up to 150 mg per day (start low, increase slowly)
- How often
- Daily, cycled
The drug in Ozempic and Wegovy: a weekly shot that curbs hunger for steady weight loss.
- Dose
- 0.25 up to 2.4 mg per week (start low, increase slowly)
- How often
- Weekly
The drug in Mounjaro and Zepbound: a weekly shot for major weight loss and blood sugar.
- Dose
- 2.5 up to 15 mg per week (start low, increase slowly)
- How often
- Weekly
An experimental weekly shot with some of the biggest weight-loss numbers yet in trials.
- Dose
- 1 up to 12 mg per dose (start low, increase slowly)
- How often
- Weekly
10What these words mean
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What these words mean
- Titrate
- Starting at a low dose and increasing it slowly over time so your body adjusts and side effects stay mild.
- Subcutaneous
- An injection just under the skin, into the fat layer, usually with a short, thin insulin needle.
- Intramuscular (IM)
- An injection into a muscle, using a longer needle.
- Reconstitution
- Mixing a powdered peptide with liquid (bacteriostatic water) so it can be drawn into a syringe.
- Bacteriostatic water
- Sterile water with a tiny amount of preservative, used to mix powdered peptides.
- Concentration
- How strong the mixed peptide is, in milligrams per milliliter (mg/mL). More water makes it weaker; less water makes it stronger.
- Units (on the syringe)
- The marks on an insulin syringe. 100 units equals 1 mL. They measure how much liquid you draw, not the dose in milligrams.
- mcg and mg
- Units of dose. 1 milligram (mg) equals 1,000 micrograms (mcg).
- GLP-1
- A natural gut hormone that lowers appetite and blood sugar. Drugs that copy it, like semaglutide, are used for weight loss.
- Growth hormone secretagogue
- A compound that nudges your body to release more of its own growth hormone, rather than injecting the hormone itself.
- Half-life
- How long a compound stays active in your body. A longer half-life means you inject less often.
- Peptide vs small molecule
- A peptide is a short chain of amino acids. A few items here (like MK-677 or methylene blue) are small molecules, not true peptides, but people use them the same way.
- Research only
- No approved dose or use in people. Sold for research and not reviewed by the FDA for safety or quality.
- Investigational
- Still being tested in clinical trials and not yet approved or legally sold for general use.
- Banned in drug-tested sport
- Prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA); using it can disqualify a competing athlete.
Last reviewed 22 July 2026