Lysergic acid diethylamide

DB04829IllicitInvestigationalSmall molecule

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Chemical structure of Lysergic acid diethylamide
Mechanism
Curator reviewed
Formula / weight
C20H25N3O · 323.432 g/mol (avg)
Also known as
D-lysergic acid diethylamide · LSD 25 · Lysergide · N,N-diethyllysergamide

Resolves to

Structure
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What you can answer from here — as of September 16, 2026

4Protein targetsEach mapped to UniProt, with action and pharmacological action
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1,359Drug interactionsStructured to mechanism, not free text
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26Clinical trialsPhase, status and sponsor resolved per trial
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23+ReferencesStructured and connected to the statements they support
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