5-Amino-1MQ Calculator

5-Amino-1MQ dosage calculator

The 5-Amino-1MQ dosage calculator above converts a target dose into exact syringe units based on your vial size and how much bacteriostatic water you used to reconstitute it. 5-Amino-1MQ is commonly sold in 50 mg, 100 mg vials. The calculator supports both U-100 and U-40 insulin syringes and flags draws that are too large for the syringe barrel or too small to measure accurately. A small-molecule inhibitor of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase studied for its effect on intracellular NAD+ availability. Enter your target dose in the calculator above to see the exact number of units to draw.

5-Amino-1MQ dosage chart

5-Amino-1MQ and NNMT inhibitor peptides

5-Amino-1MQ is a Small-molecule NNMT inhibitor (not a peptide). A small-molecule inhibitor of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase studied for its effect on intracellular NAD+ availability.

5-Amino-1MQ (5-amino-1-methylquinolinium) is a small-molecule inhibitor of the enzyme nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT). It is not a peptide but is commonly sold alongside peptide products. Published research has studied 5-amino-1MQ in cell and animal models of adipocyte metabolism, NAD+ homeostasis, and white adipose tissue biology, based on the premise that NNMT inhibition can increase intracellular NAD+ availability. 5-Amino-1MQ is not approved by the FDA for human use. Research-grade material is sold only as a laboratory reagent.

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How to reconstitute 5-Amino-1MQ

Research vendors typically offer 5-amino-1MQ in 50 mg or 100 mg lyophilized vials. Reconstitution with 2–5 mL of bacteriostatic water is commonly reported for injectable research preparations.

Reconstituting 5-Amino-1MQ is the same unit-conversion process used for any lyophilized peptide:

1. Draw your chosen volume of bacteriostatic water into a syringe.
2. Inject the bacteriostatic water slowly down the side of the 5-Amino-1MQ vial — do not shoot it directly onto the powder.
3. Swirl gently until the powder fully dissolves. Do not shake.
4. Store the reconstituted vial refrigerated.
5. To dose, calculate your draw volume: divide your target dose by the concentration (vial mg ÷ water mL = mg/mL). The calculator above does this automatically.

For 5-Amino-1MQ specifically, 50 mg, 100 mg vials are common. A typical reconstitution adds 2 mL of bacteriostatic water, producing a concentration of 50 mg/mL for the 100 mg vial size.

5-Amino-1MQ half-life and storage

Published pharmacokinetic data on 5-amino-1MQ in humans is limited. As a small molecule, it is generally reported to have a plasma half-life on the order of hours in preclinical models.

Lyophilized 5-amino-1MQ is typically stored refrigerated or frozen. Reconstituted solutions are commonly refrigerated and protected from light.

Common 5-Amino-1MQ dosing mistakes

Most 5-Amino-1MQ draw errors are unit errors, not arithmetic errors: confusing mg with mcg (1 mg = 1,000 mcg), or reading a U-40 syringe with U-100 math — the same printed mark holds 2.5× the volume. Two more worth avoiding: leaving the vial unlabeled, so the concentration and reconstitution date are lost, and under-diluting to the point where the draw is under about one unit and can no longer be read accurately.

Each of these is covered in full in the guides: reconstitution math from first principles, U-100 vs U-40 syringes, storage and shelf life, and how to reconstitute peptides.