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14-Hydroxy-LSD
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14-Hydroxy-LSD is a lysergamide and a metabolite of the psychedelic drug lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).cite-ref-nichols-2018-1-0[1]cite-ref-passie-2008-2-0[2]cite-ref-libanio-osorio-marta-2019-3-0[3]cite-ref-barceloux-2012-4-0[4]cite-ref-meyer-2012-5-0[5]cite-ref-luethi-2019-6-0[6] It is formed via aromatic hydroxylation at position 14 of the lysergic acid moiety and is subsequently excreted as a glucuronide conjugate.cite-ref-nichols-2018-1-1[1]cite-ref-passie-2008-2-1[2]cite-ref-libanio-osorio-marta-2019-3-1[3]cite-ref-luethi-2019-6-1[6]

14-Hydroxy-LSD is a major metabolite of LSD in rats and guinea pigs, where it is excreted predominantly as a glucuronide in bile and urine.cite-ref-nichols-2018-1-2[1]cite-ref-passie-2008-2-2[2]cite-ref-dolder-2017-7-0[7]cite-ref-meyer-2012-5-1[5]cite-ref-yu-2008-8-0[8]cite-ref-araujo-2015-9-0[9]cite-ref-siddik-1979-10-0[10] In contrast, it appears only as a minor metabolite in rhesus monkeys and humans.cite-ref-nichols-2018-1-3[1]cite-ref-passie-2008-2-3[2]cite-ref-dolder-2017-7-1[7]cite-ref-meyer-2012-5-2[5]cite-ref-yu-2008-8-1[8]cite-ref-araujo-2015-9-1[9] Studies using human liver microsomes and urine samples have confirmed its presence in humans, but in low concentrations that are often below quantification limits.cite-ref-dolder-2017-7-2[7]cite-ref-libanio-osorio-marta-2019-3-2[3]cite-ref-luethi-2019-6-2[6]

The specific enzymes involved in the formation of hydroxylated LSD metabolites like 14-hydroxy-LSD remain unidentified.cite-ref-meyer-2012-5-3[5] As of 2016, David E. Nichols noted that the pharmacology of hydroxylated LSD metabolites, including 14-hydroxy-LSD, had not been studied.cite-ref-nichols-2016-11-0[11] Notably, 14-hydroxy-LSD does not induce LSD-like changes in the EEG of rabbits, in contrast to LSD and 13-hydroxy-LSD.cite-ref-siddik-1979-10-1[10]

14-Hydroxy-LSD was first reported in the scientific literature by at least 1975.cite-ref-nichols-2018-1-4[1]cite-ref-siddik-1975-12-0[12]cite-ref-sullivan-1978-13-0[13]cite-ref-back-1976-14-0[14]

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cite-note-nichols-2018-11. citerefnichols2018Nichols DE (October 2018). "Dark Classics in Chemical Neuroscience: Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)" (PDF). ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 9 (10): 2331–2343. doi:10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00043. PMID 29461039. In animals, metabolism of LSD is highly species dependent...
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cite-note-siddik-1979-1010. citerefsiddikbarnesdringsmith1979Siddik ZH, Barnes RD, Dring LG, Smith RL, Williams RT (October 1979). "The fate of lysergic acid DI[14C]ethylamide ([14C]LSD) in the rat, guinea pig and rhesus monkey and of [14C]iso-LSD in rat". Biochemical Pharmacology. 28 (20): 3093–3101. doi:10.1016/0006-2952(79)90618-x. PMID 117811. EEG studies...
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• 14-OH-LSD - Isomer Design