Bretisilocin

Bretisilocin
Clinical data
Other namesGM-2505; GM2505; 5-Fluoro-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine; 5F-MET; 5-F-MET; 5-Fluoro-MET
Routes of
administration
Intravenous
Drug classSerotonergic psychedelic; Hallucinogen; Serotonin 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptor agonist; Serotonin 5-HT2B receptor partial agonist or antagonist; Serotonin releasing agent
Legal status
Legal status
  • Investigational
Pharmacokinetic data
Elimination half-life45 minutes
Duration of action60–90 minutes
Identifiers
  • N-ethyl-2-(5-fluoro-1H-indol-3-yl)-N-methylethanamine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
ChEMBL
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC13H17FN2
Molar mass220.291 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CCN(C)CCC1=CNC2=C1C=C(C=C2)F
  • InChI=1S/C13H17FN2/c1-3-16(2)7-6-10-9-15-13-5-4-11(14)8-12(10)13/h4-5,8-9,15H,3,6-7H2,1-2H3
  • Key:XRWQULAXCLVBPP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Bretisilocin, also known by its developmental code name GM-2505 and as 5-fluoro-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine (5F-MET or 5-fluoro-MET), is a serotonergic psychedelic of the tryptamine family which is under development for the treatment of major depressive disorder. It is an analogue of dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and is the 5-fluorinated derivative of methylethyltryptamine (MET). Bretisilocin's route of administration is intravenous infusion.

The drug acts as a potent and well-balanced serotonin 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptor agonist, serotonin 5-HT2B receptor antagonist, and serotonin releasing agent. It produces psychedelic-like effects in animals and similarly produces robust hallucinogenic effects in humans. The duration of bretisilocin is 60 to 90 minutes and is intermediate between the durations of DMT and psilocybin. It has been regarded by its developer as an improvement of DMT.

Bretisilocin is under development by Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals. As of March 2024, it is in phase 2 clinical trials for the treatment of major depressive disorder.