Side-by-side comparison
5-Amino-1MQ
Metabolic Small MoleculeSafety 6/10Lipolysis / metabolic research
vs
MOTS-c
Metabolic PeptideSafety 7/10Mitochondrial research
5-Amino-1MQ
MOTS-c
Cheapest price
$4.00 /5mg
$25.55 /10mg
Vendors stocking
18
33
Safety rating
6/10
7/10
Mol. weight
159.21 g/mol (cation) / 286.11 g/mol (iodide salt)
2,174.6 g/mol
Administration
Oral
Subcutaneous injection
Price Comparison — 2026
5-Amino-1MQ
VendorPrice
MOTS-c
VendorPrice
Vendors Carrying Both
18 vendors stock both 5-Amino-1MQ and MOTS-c — convenient if you want to bundle an order.
Safety Notes
5-Amino-1MQ
FDA: Not FDA-approved
Experimental NNMT inhibitor; animal data favorable; no major safety signals identified; WADA banned
MOTS-c
FDA: Not FDA-approved
Endogenous mitochondrial peptide; human study showed safety in metabolic syndrome; promising early data
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5-Amino-1MQ
