Effect of the Administration of Tea on the Excretion of DMPEA
ARNOLD J. FRIEDHOFF M.D.1,
EMANUEL MELLER PH.D.2, , and
JACK W. SCHWEITZER PH.D.3
1 Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Millhauser Laboratories, Millhauser Laboratories, Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016
2 Fellow in Psychiatric Research (Biochemistry), Millhauser Laboratories, Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016
3 Assistant Professor of Experimental Psychiatry (Biochemistry), Millhauser Laboratories, Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016
In order to determine whether or not tea is an exogenous source of DMPEA, the authors studied three normal adult tea drinkers. They analyzed the DMPEA content of the urines and examined the effect of tea and added DMPEA on DMPEA excretion levels. They found negligible levels of DMPEA in the urines after tea ingestion and no clear changes in the levels of unmetabolized DMPEA after the ingestion of DMPEA and tea.
