Side-by-side comparison
AICAR vs 5-Amino-1MQ — Price & Profile Comparison
AICAR
vs
5-Amino-1MQ
Metabolic Small MoleculeLipolysis / metabolic research
AICAR
5-Amino-1MQ
Cheapest price
$9.84 /10mg
$8.00 /10mg
Vendors stocking
2
24
Regulatory status
Not FDA-approved
Not FDA-approved
Mol. weight
—
159.21 g/mol (cation) / 286.11 g/mol (iodide salt)
The short answer
AICAR vs 5-Amino-1MQ: which to choose
5-Amino-1MQ is the cheaper option — roughly $8 vs $10 for the lowest verified listing. 5-Amino-1MQ is the more widely stocked of the two (24 vendors vs 2).
Price Comparison — 2026
AICAR
5-Amino-1MQ
VendorPrice
Vendors Carrying Both
2 vendors stock both AICAR and 5-Amino-1MQ — convenient if you want to bundle an order.
Safety Notes
AICAR
FDA: Not FDA-approved
Used in cardiac surgery trials; well-tolerated at clinical doses; hyperuricemia at high doses; WADA banned
5-Amino-1MQ
FDA: Not FDA-approved
Experimental NNMT inhibitor; animal data favorable; no major safety signals identified; WADA banned
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5-Amino-1MQ