Best Place to Buy 5-Amino-1MQ in 2026

Short answer: Amino Club (Bureau Score 4.8), the Bureau's first choice for 5-Amino-1MQ. Below is why, the three alternatives worth knowing, and what to check before any order. 5-Amino-1MQ is sold by these stores for laboratory research use only, not for human use.

What to know before buying 5-Amino-1MQ

5-amino-1MQ (5-amino-1-methylquinolinium) is a small molecule, not a peptide, even though peptide stores sell it: a methylquinolinium compound that inhibits the enzyme nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (NNMT). In a 2018 Biochemical Pharmacology study, mice made obese on a high-fat diet that were treated with an NNMT inhibitor of this class lost body weight and white fat mass and had smaller fat cells and lower plasma cholesterol.

5-amino-1MQ is not FDA approved, is not listed on FDA's compounding safety page (current as of 22 April 2026) and is not one of the six peptides in HHS's 30 October 2026 enforcement discretion policy. Its published work is preclinical, and it is sold for laboratory research use only.

• What to match on the certificate: As a small molecule the identity check differs from a peptide: the 5-amino-1-methylquinolinium cation is C10H11N2+, 159.21 (mass spec ion near m/z 159.09), and the iodide salt PubChem lists as NNMTi is C10H11IN2, 286.11, so the COA should name the salt form. Look for HPLC purity and a mass spec (or NMR) identity result on the same lot number as the vial or capsules.
• Vial sizes: Stores sell it as 5 mg, 10 mg and 50 mg vials and as capsules by count; when comparing price per mg, check whether the stated mg is the salt or the active cation, since in the iodide salt the cation is only about 56% of the weight.
• What it costs: 6 stores the Bureau reviews list 5-Amino-1MQ; on 1 November 2026 the in-stock list prices ran from $1.00 per mg (Amino Club, 50 mg vial) to $25.00 per mg (Pantheon Peptides, 5 mg vial), before any code.
• Storage: Suppliers generally state that the dry powder or capsules should be kept sealed, dry and cool, and that a reconstituted vial should be refrigerated and used within a short window.

The alternatives

Each one stocks 5-Amino-1MQ and has been through the Bureau's vendor review. Listed in the Bureau's own vendor order, not by price.

Side by side

Prices are list prices for single vials, read from each store by the Bureau's Vendor Watch on 1 November 2026, before any code. Prices change daily.

How the Bureau picks

The pick is the vendor at the top of the Bureau's vendor list that stocks 5-Amino-1MQ. Scores come from the scorecard, which weighs lab documentation, consistency, shipping and price, and a vendor cannot buy a score. Before any order, match the lot number on the vial to a certificate from a named third-party lab. More in the vendor scorecard and the 5-Amino-1MQ guide.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is the best place to buy 5-Amino-1MQ?

The Bureau pick is Amino Club (Bureau Score 4.8). Batch COA on every product page from an 8-assay panel at an ISO 17025 lab. Alternatives that stock it: Ascension Peptides, NextgenPeps, Limitless Biotech.

Is there a discount code for 5-Amino-1MQ?

Reader deals checked by the Bureau: Amino Club, Code 100: 20% off; Ascension Peptides, Our link: 50% off every order; NextgenPeps, Code PEPTIDEBUREAU: 10% off.

How do I check a 5-Amino-1MQ vendor before ordering?

Match the batch or lot number on the vial to a certificate from a named third-party lab, check the test date, and look for identity (mass spec) as well as purity (HPLC). The Bureau's scorecard records which vendors do this.

Is 5-amino-1MQ a peptide?

No. It is a small molecule, a methylquinolinium compound with a molecular weight of 159.21 for the active cation, that inhibits the enzyme NNMT. It is sold by peptide stores because it is studied in the same metabolic research area.

What is 5-amino-1MQ studied for?

The study most cited for it, Neelakantan et al. 2018 (PMID 29155147), was in mice with diet-induced obesity, where an NNMT inhibitor of this class lowered body weight, white fat mass and plasma cholesterol. It is not FDA approved and is sold for laboratory research use only.

Sources

• Neelakantan et al., Selective and membrane-permeable small molecule inhibitors of nicotinamide N-methyltransferase reverse high fat diet-induced obesity in mice, Biochem Pharmacol 2018 (PMID 29155147), read 1 November 2026
• PubChem compound 950107 (5-amino-1-methylquinolinium cation), read 1 November 2026
• PubChem compound 66522933 (NNMTi, iodide salt), read 1 November 2026
• FDA, Certain bulk drug substances for use in compounding that may present significant safety risks (content current as of 22 Apr 2026), read 1 November 2026
• Peptide Bureau, HHS publishes its peptide enforcement discretion policy (30 Oct 2026, 91 FR 68526: BPC-157, epitalon, KPV, MOTS-c, semax, TB-500), read 1 November 2026

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