Para-Bromoamphetamine

<i>para</i>-Bromoamphetamine

para-Bromoamphetamine

Chemical compound

para-Bromoamphetamine (PBA), also known as 4-bromoamphetamine (4-BA), is an amphetamine derivative which acts as a serotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agent (SNDRA) and produces stimulant effects.

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Another related compound is para-bromomethamphetamine known by the codename V-111.[1]

Neurotoxicity

Like most other para-substituted amphetamines, PBA can be neurotoxic and may deplete the brain of 5-hydroxyindoles for at least a week.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Magyar K, Tekes K, Zólyomi G, Szüts T, Knoll J (1981). "The fate of p-bromo-methylamphetamine (V-111) in the body". Acta Physiologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae. 57 (3): 285–307. PMID 7304194.
  2. [2]
    Fuller RW, Baker JC, Perry KW, Molloy BB (October 1975). "Comparison of 4-chloro-, 4-bromo- and 4-fluoroamphetamine in rats: drug levels in brain and effects on brain serotonin metabolism". Neuropharmacology. 14 (10): 739–46. doi:10.1016/0028-3908(75)90099-4. PMID 1196472. S2CID 9620299.
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