There exists a common triangular arrangement of atoms composed of two nitrogen atoms and one oxygen atom of definite interatomic distances in the indole containing hallucino genie drugs. A similar intermolecular arrangement has been observed in the neurohumoral agent serotonin. This structural feature may be important in the binding of these drugs to the receptor site(s) involved in hallucinogenesis.
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