Name: 5-Amino-1MQ 5mg (10 Vials / Kit)
Brand: HK Peptide
SKU: HK-5AM
Price: 65.00 USD
Availability: InStock

What is 5-Amino-1MQ?

5-Amino-1MQ is a synthetic quinolinium compound, not a peptide, designed to cross cell membranes and inhibit NNMT, an enzyme that is unusually active in fat tissue. Interest in the molecule grew out of work connecting NNMT activity to metabolic flexibility, prompting researchers to look for selective, cell-permeable inhibitors.

How it is understood to work

By blocking NNMT, the compound is thought to limit the enzyme’s methylation of nicotinamide, which in preclinical models raises intracellular NAD+ and S-adenosylmethionine availability. Higher NAD+ turnover has been linked in these models to greater mitochondrial activity and altered lipid handling in adipocytes, though the full signaling cascade is still being mapped.

Research status

Laboratory studies have used 5-Amino-1MQ in rodent and cell-culture models of obesity, adipocyte differentiation, and age-related muscle stem cell decline. It remains an early-stage research tool rather than an approved therapeutic, and published data are largely limited to preclinical settings.

This listing: HK Peptide 5-Amino-1MQ

Brand: HK Peptide
Kit: 10 vials × 5 mg (50 mg in total)
Price per vial: $6.50
Price per mg: $1.30
Other strengths: 50mg $100.00
Also sold by: Uther Peptide 10mg $70.00 · Uther Peptide 50mg $195.00

Lab testing

There is no public lab report for this listing yet. We can ask the brand for the batch COA before you order. Many buyers also split an independent HPLC test with others who bought the same batch.

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Bought through escrow: the brand is only paid after you confirm delivery. If the parcel never arrives, or an independent test shows the wrong compound or a significant under-fill, open a claim before releasing payment.

Specifications

Compound: 5-Amino-1MQ
Also known as: 5-Amino-1-Methylquinolinium
Class: Small-molecule NNMT inhibitor
Form: Lyophilized (freeze-dried) powder
Per vial: 5mg
Molecular formula: C₁₀H₁₁N₂ (cation)
Molecular weight: 159.2 g/mol (cation)
Stated purity: ≥99% (HPLC)
Appearance: White lyophilized powder

Handling & storage

Supplied as a white lyophilized powder; store unopened vials frozen and shielded from light, and treat reconstituted solution as a short-term working stock kept refrigerated.

Concentration check: adding 2 ml of bacteriostatic water to one 5 mg vial gives 2.5 mg/ml. The Research Lab calculator in your dashboard works this out for any volume.

Questions

Is 5-Amino-1MQ a peptide?

No. It is a small organic molecule (a quinolinium salt), unlike the amino-acid chain peptides sold alongside it, which is why its molecular weight and formula look very different from a peptide of similar vial size.

What should a certificate of analysis show for this compound?

A meaningful COA reports HPLC purity, confirms identity by mass spectrometry, and lists residual solvent and heavy-metal screening; because 5-Amino-1MQ is not a peptide, an amino-acid analysis is not applicable.

How much 5-Amino-1MQ is in this kit?

10 vials of 5 mg each, so 50 mg in total. The lab testing section above shows what the brand’s tested vial actually contained.

For laboratory research use only. Not for human or veterinary use. Nothing on this page is medical advice.