It was identified through a medicinal chemistry programme at the University of Texas Health Science Center as the lead NNMT inhibitor candidate among a series of 1-methylquinolinium analogues bearing primary amine substitutions, selected for its combination of high passive membrane permeability (confirmed in PAMPA assays), high active transport membrane permeability (confirmed in bidirectional Caco-2 cell assays), potent NNMT inhibitory activity, and high selectivity including confirmed absence of inhibitory effects on related SAM-dependent methyltransferases or enzymes in the NAD+ salvage pathway
Theres no way to verify whats actually in the vial, and no clinical accountability if something goes wrong
It was discontinued in 2008 for manufacturing reasons, not safety concerns
Do not use tap or filtered drinking water under any circumstances
Many required new drugs, from intravenous chemotherapy to medications that would temporarily stop the heart so surgery could be conducted
Their ALS progressed slower and they survived for much longer than untreated patients