3,4,5-Trimethoxybenzoic acid, a new mescaline metabolite in humans.
Drug Metabolism and Disposition September 1, 1978 L. Demisch, Peter Kaczmarczyk, Nikolaus Seiler 14 citations
After people took 400 mg of mescaline sulfate, a metabolite called 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoic acid was found in their urine and identified using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. This substance appeared in much smaller amounts than the better-known metabolite 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenylacetic acid. The finding suggests that the body processes mescaline through an additional, minor chemical pathway that produces an anionic compound, though its overall role in mescaline metabolism is limited.