5-Amino-1MQ vs Cagrilintide
Which should you choose? Here's what you need to know.
The short answer
Cagrilintide has Phase 3 human data and is the amylin half of CagriSema. 5-Amino-1MQ has an interesting NNMT inhibition mechanism but only preclinical evidence.
On 9 Oct 2026 Peptide Compare tracked 45 vendors selling 5-Amino-1MQ, cheapest in stock $1.000 per mg at Amino Club, and 38 selling Cagrilintide, cheapest $4.50 per mg at Amino Sequence.
5-Amino-1MQ
Weight Loss (GLP-1)5-Amino-1MQ blocks NNMT to boost fat cell energy expenditure. Mouse studies showed significant reversal of diet-induced obesity, but no human clinical trials have been conducted.
Choose 5-Amino-1MQ if:
You're looking for a non-hormonal fat-burning approach and are comfortable with preclinical-only evidence.
Cagrilintide
Weight Loss (GLP-1)Cagrilintide is a long-acting amylin receptor agonist in Phase 3 trials. Combined with semaglutide as CagriSema, it produced 20.4% weight loss with a favorable GI side effect profile.
Choose Cagrilintide if:
You want a peptide with real human clinical data targeting appetite through the amylin pathway.
Price & availability
Once you've decided which peptide fits your needs, here's how they compare on price and vendor options. Prices verified Oct 9, 2026.
5-Amino-1MQ
Cagrilintide
$25.00
Starting from
$32.58
$5.42
Avg. price per mg
$16.32
45
Vendors selling it
38
61 options
In stock now
41 options
9.0/10
Top trust score
9.0/10
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