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Head-to-head comparison of 5-Amino-1MQ and BAM15 — mechanism, side effects, legal status, and pricing.
5-Amino-1MQ is a small heterocyclic molecule (not a peptide) that acts as a selective, membrane-permeable inhibitor of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT). It is under preclinical investigation for obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. It is not FDA-approved and has not completed human clinical trials; it is commonly tracked alongside peptides because grey-market vendors sell it for metabolic protocols.
BAM15 is a synthetic small-molecule mitochondrial uncoupler (protonophore) — not a peptide — studied preclinically for obesity and metabolic disease as a potentially safer alternative to DNP. It has never been tested in humans, has no regulatory approval, and was added to the WADA Prohibited List as an AMPK activator. It is sold as a gray-market research chemical.
5-Amino-1MQ
BAM15
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5-Amino-1MQ
BAM15
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5-Amino-1MQ
80
COAs
99.5%
Avg purity
12
Labs
BAM15
3
COAs
99.1%
Avg purity
1
Labs
Neelakantan et al. (2018, Biochem Pharmacol, PMID 29155147) reported that 5-Amino-1MQ and related selective, membrane-permeable methylquinolinium NNMT inhibitors reversed high-fat-diet-induced obesity in mice, reducing body weight, white adipose mass, adipocyte size, and plasma cholesterol without changing food intake. A separate NNMT inhibitor program (Kannt et al., 2018, Sci Rep, PMID 29483571, JBSNF-000088) produced similar metabolic effects in rodents. Dimet-Wiley et al. (2022, Sci Rep, PMID 35013352) reported microbiome changes with NNMT inhibition plus low-fat diet in DIO mice, and Babula et al. (2024, Diabetes Obes Metab, PMID 39161060) showed 5A1MQ dose-dependently limited weight and fat gain and reduced NAFLD-like liver pathology in DIO mice. No human clinical trials of 5-Amino-1MQ have been completed or published as of 2026; grey-market oral protocols are not clinically validated.
Key references
In diet-induced obese mice, BAM15 reduced fat mass and improved insulin sensitivity without changing food intake or lean mass (Nature Communications 2020); other mouse work shows benefit in diabetes, and in sepsis/acute kidney injury. Rodent PK is ~67% oral bioavailability with a ~1.7 h half-life; there is no human PK, safety, or dosing data. Not approved; not a peptide.
5-Amino-1MQ and BAM15 are both in the Metabolic category and may have overlapping mechanisms. Researchers should review both profiles carefully, understand the mechanisms of action, and monitor the relevant biomarkers when combining compounds in the same class. As always, consult a licensed healthcare provider before making any decisions about combining research compounds.
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