A **dimethyltriptamine** (**dmt**, **_ n _, _ n_-DMT**) is a psychedelic substance belonging to the triptamine group, similar to serotonin and melatonin, all three being derived from the tryptophan amino acid. After the enzyme hydroxylase tryptophan transforms tryptophan into triptamine, a new hydroxilation transforms it into serotonin. Serotonin, in turn, can be metilated to become melatonin. If, however, triptamine is dimatilated directly, the resulting compound is dimethyltriptamine. ** :: Reference :: ** [dimethyltriptamine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (wikipedia.org)] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dimethyltriptamine)