Name: 5-Amino-1MQ 5mg (10 Vials / Kit)
Brand: UWA Biotech
SKU: UW-5AMQ
Price: 60.00 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.

This listing is 5-Amino-1MQ (10 vials × 5mg) from UWA Biotech (United States), sold on Stairway to Gray with escrow: your payment is held until the order arrives and only then released to the brand.

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: UWA Biotech 5-Amino-1MQ

Brand: UWA Biotech
Kit: 10 vials × 5 mg (50 mg in total)
Price per vial: $6.00
Price per mg: $1.20
Also sold by: HPEBIO 5mg $40.50 · Sulan Bio 5mg $70.00 · TFC Peptides 5mg $35.00 · HK Peptide 5mg $65.00 · Lilipeptide 5-amino-1mq $90.00 · Uther Peptide 10mg $70.00

Lab testing

UWA Biotech published a Janoshik #68090 report for this compound. Test: Identity & purity. Result: Results on report. Tested Jun 17, 2025. Verification key BZF3RGDFXIL4 can be checked at janoshik.com.

View the report · How to read it (Testing 101) · Every report for this compound

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
Sequence: Gly-Glu-Pro-Pro-Pro-Gly-Lys-Pro-Ala-Asp-Asp-Ala-Gly-Leu-Val
Per vial: 5mg
Units per kit: 10
Brand: UWA Biotech · United States

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 5mg 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 5mg each. The lab testing section above shows what the brand’s tested sample actually contained, where a report exists.

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