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SLC6A2

SLC6A2 norepinephrine transporter — the molecular target that 1 compounds in the wiki act on.

In one line: The vacuum cleaner for noradrenaline — blocked to raise alertness and curb appetite.

SLC6A2 is the transporter that clears noradrenaline, an alertness-and-arousal chemical. Blocking it keeps noradrenaline around longer — raising focus and suppressing appetite. Some ADHD medicines and the older weight drug phentermine work partly this way.

It's the "stay alert" counterpart to the dopamine vacuum, and a reason certain focus and appetite drugs overlap.

Compounds acting on SLC6A2