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Tipo: Artigo de Periódico
Título: Application of analytical methods for the structural characterization and purity assessment of N,N-dimethyltryptamine, a potent psychedelic agent isolated from Mimosa tenuiflora inner barks
Título(s) alternativo(s): Microchemical Journal
Autor(es): Gaujac, Alain
Martinez, Sabrina Teixeira
Gomes, Arão Araújo
Andrade, Sandro José de
Pinto, Angelo da Cunha
David, Jorge Mauricio
Navickiene, Sandro
Andrade, Jailson Bittencourt de
Autor(es): Gaujac, Alain
Martinez, Sabrina Teixeira
Gomes, Arão Araújo
Andrade, Sandro José de
Pinto, Angelo da Cunha
David, Jorge Mauricio
Navickiene, Sandro
Andrade, Jailson Bittencourt de
Abstract: N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is a psychoactive indole alkaloid present in beverages consumed in religious ceremonies and in neo-shamanic rituals all around the world. It is a substance banned in most countries, which makes its acquisition difficult. In Brazil, a beverage rich in DMT named ayahuasca is legally consumed in a religious context. On the other hand, DMT is a controlled drug, enforced by the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária). The present study describes a simple and fast method to obtain N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) from inner barks of Mimosa tenuiflora for the purpose of using it as a chromatographic analytical standard. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), single and tandem stage mass spectrometry (MS), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H and 13C NMR) and melting point measurements were performed for the structural characterization of N,N-dimethyltryptamine. The results obtained were in agreement with previous literature reports. The purity of the compound (> 95%) was determined using ultraviolet (UV) absorption spectrometry with a tryptamine analytical standard.
Palavras-chave: N,N-dimethyltryptamine
Mimosa tenuiflora
Structural characterization
Purity assessment
Analytical techniques
Tipo de Acesso: Acesso Aberto
URI: http://repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/15004
Data do documento: 2013
Aparece nas coleções:Artigo Publicado em Periódico (Química)

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