Non-peptide
MTX-325
Also known as
MTX325 · MTX 325 · MTX115325 · MTX-115325 · Mission MTX325 · USP30 inhibitor MTX-325
Community talk. May contain inaccuracies. Not medical advice. Not a protocol. Not for human or animal use.
What it is
| Identity | An experimental oral small molecule, also called MTX115325, being developed for Parkinson's disease. It blocks USP30, an enzyme involved in removing tags that mark damaged mitochondria for recycling. |
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| Longevity comparison | People group it with Urolithin A, MOTS-c and SS-31 because of mitochondrial-health interest. It is a different enzyme inhibitor, without an established potency comparison. |
Notes
An oral small molecule, also called MTX115325. It targets USP30, an enzyme that removes the tags used to mark damaged mitochondria for disposal. Blocking that enzyme is intended to help cells clear faulty mitochondria; this recycling process is called mitophagy. Fang et al.: USP30 inhibition in a Parkinson's disease mouse model (Animal context · Accessed 2026-09-30)
MTX-325 is an experimental oral compound targeting mitochondrial recycling, being developed for Parkinson’s disease. Longevity discussion treats it as a possible way to improve cellular housekeeping, but the available community material does not establish how taking it feels or whether healthy people benefit.
The comparison with Urolithin A has limits. The old longevity discussion groups MTX-325 with Urolithin A, MOTS-c and SS-31 because all attract mitochondrial-health interest. MTX-325 is a distinct enzyme inhibitor, not a stronger serving of Urolithin A or a peptide requiring reconstitution.
“Giga urolithin” is an analogy, not a potency measurement. The preserved longevity nickname suggests stronger mitochondrial recycling and brain reach. No linked original tweet or head-to-head result establishes that comparison. It should not imply a larger energy boost, better endurance or faster onset than Mitopure.
Source context — Fang et al.: USP30 inhibition in a Parkinson's disease mouse model: Mouse and cell research with Mission-affiliated authors. Brain drug concentration/target binding is not human bodily half-life, felt onset or benefit duration. Nature PDF and PMC browser tools were blocked; direct PMC HTML succeeded.
What people notice
| Hopes, without a feel log | Community commentary asks whether better mitochondrial recycling could protect brain cells or support healthy aging. The records do not establish felt energy, focus, movement or healthy-user benefit after taking MTX-325. |
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Notes
Protecting brain cells is the main hope. Kukreja’s social post asks whether better mitochondrial quality control can protect dopamine-producing neurons in Parkinson’s disease. This is a research question; it does not report improved movement, mood or concentration after taking MTX-325. Gagan Kukreja: Crystal structure of USP30 inhibitor, a new hope for Parkinson's (Community guide · Accessed 2026-09-30)
Longevity interest extends beyond the disease program. Phil Newman frames mitophagy as relevant to ageing, while promoting Longevity.Technology coverage. That broader appeal explains interest in energy and cellular maintenance, but his article offers no healthy-user outcomes. Phil Newman: When the clean-up crew falters, mitophagy and Parkinson's (Community opinion · Accessed 2026-09-30)
No reliable first-dose or first-week feel timeline. The old notes contain pipeline expectations rather than direct experience. Feeling more alert, having less brain fog or noticing nothing after Urolithin A cannot be relabeled as an MTX-325 response.
Source context — Gagan Kukreja: Crystal structure of USP30 inhibitor, a new hope for Parkinson's: User-created scientific commentary, not self-use. Its linked structural study was not inspected and is not assumed to be an MTX325 clinical result. Relative timestamp retained without invented date.
Source context — Phil Newman: When the clean-up crew falters, mitophagy and Parkinson's: Longevity-media promotion, not independent effectiveness evidence or a direct experience. Funding, trial and early-safety assertions derive from sponsor news and share its origin allowance; only the author's ageing interpretation is used here.
Doses people talk about
| Community amounts | No substantiated self-use milligrams, frequency, daily total or verified formulation are recorded. Urolithin A's 500–1,000 mg amounts and SS-31 quantities do not transfer. |
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| Study capsule strengths | The registry lists active oral strengths of 1.5–100 mg across Parts 1–4 and 20 mg capsules for PET and Parkinson's parts. These strengths do not establish per-use or daily totals. |
Notes
No substantiated community oral dose was found. The preserved notes provide no self-use milligrams, frequency, daily total or verified formulation. Fresh accessible social commentary supplies none either. Trial capsule strengths are separate context below, not a biohacker amount.
Urolithin A’s 500–1,000 mg numbers do not transfer. Those amounts appear in the old comparison with Urolithin A, not as MTX-325 use reports. SS-31 quantities likewise concern a different compound and route; neither comparison creates an MTX-325 dose band.
Phase 1: volunteer parts complete; Parkinson’s part in progress. The September 2026 registry posts no results. It lists 1.5–100 mg active oral capsule strengths across Parts 1–4 and 20 mg capsules for PET and Parkinson’s parts, without daily totals here. Its 50 mg placebo is not active drug; 28-day safety follow-up is not 28 days of dosing. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07630545 study record (Official context · Accessed 2026-09-30)
Source context — ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07630545 study record: Registered design, capsule strengths and exclusion criteria, not outcome results. Strengths do not state per-administration or daily totals. Registry screening restrictions do not establish proven interactions or human adverse-event rates.
Half-life, onset & duration
| Felt onset | No reliable first-dose or first-week timeline is established. Pipeline expectations and another compound's experience cannot supply it. |
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| Felt duration | No documented benefit window, after-stopping persistence or withdrawal timeline is established in the community record. |
| Half-life | No supported human value is established here. Mouse target-binding observations and a mitochondrial-recycling mechanism do not measure human clearance. |
Notes
No reliable first-dose or first-week feel timeline. The old notes contain pipeline expectations rather than direct experience. Feeling more alert, having less brain fog or noticing nothing after Urolithin A cannot be relabeled as an MTX-325 response.
No documented benefit window or after-stopping timeline. The community record does not establish hours of energy, lasting neurological improvement or withdrawal. Its mitochondrial-maintenance framing is not evidence that an effect lasts all day, accumulates over weeks or continues after stopping.
No supported human half-life estimate in the community record. There is no traceable numerical estimate in the preserved discussion. Half-life means the time for the measured amount in the body to fall by half; a recycling mechanism or another compound’s daily schedule cannot supply it.
Mouse measurements are not human timing. The paper reports roughly 98% oral bioavailability, an unbound brain-to-plasma concentration ratio near 0.4 and about eight hours of 50% USP30 binding in mice. Neuron protection occurred in a mouse Parkinson’s model; none measures a human feel curve. Fang et al.: USP30 inhibition in a Parkinson's disease mouse model (Animal context · Accessed 2026-09-30)
Source context — Fang et al.: USP30 inhibition in a Parkinson's disease mouse model: Mouse and cell research with Mission-affiliated authors. Brain drug concentration/target binding is not human bodily half-life, felt onset or benefit duration. Nature PDF and PMC browser tools were blocked; direct PMC HTML succeeded.
Cycles people discuss
| No community calendar | The records support no course length, break or repeat interval. The registry's 28-day safety-follow-up window is not 28 days of dosing. |
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Notes
No established community course or break pattern. The old stack wishlists are not dated treatment logs. There is no supported number of weeks on, weeks off or repeat interval; plans for chronic Parkinson’s treatment do not establish a longevity cycle.
Phase 1: volunteer parts complete; Parkinson’s part in progress. The September 2026 registry posts no results. It lists 1.5–100 mg active oral capsule strengths across Parts 1–4 and 20 mg capsules for PET and Parkinson’s parts, without daily totals here. Its 50 mg placebo is not active drug; 28-day safety follow-up is not 28 days of dosing. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07630545 study record (Official context · Accessed 2026-09-30)
Source context — ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07630545 study record: Registered design, capsule strengths and exclusion criteria, not outcome results. Strengths do not state per-administration or daily totals. Registry screening restrictions do not establish proven interactions or human adverse-event rates.
Stacks
| Wishlists only | Urolithin A, NMN and MOTS-c appear beside MTX-325 in longevity wishlists; SS-31 appears in comparisons. No direct combination outcomes or component ratios are documented. |
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Notes
A mitochondrial wishlist is not a tested combination. The old notes place MTX-325 near Urolithin A, NMN and MOTS-c, and discuss SS-31 comparisons. They describe related interests, without direct combination outcomes, component ratios or evidence that overlapping mitochondrial targets improve results.
Watch for
| Product identity | Powders or capsules carrying the name are unverified. Familiar mitochondrial-stack names do not establish that a product contains MTX-325. |
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| Human results missing | The inspected registry posts no results. Pregnancy and medicine restrictions in the protocol are screening rules, without proving specific interactions or long-term safety outside the trial. |
| Animal results stay separate | Mouse brain exposure, roughly eight-hour target binding and neuron-protection findings do not establish a human feel curve or a longevity result. |
Notes
A familiar compound name does not verify a product. The original discussion flags powders and capsules carrying MTX-325 or MTX115325 names as identity risks. A claimed mitochondrial stack could involve an unverified material, and changing several agents together makes any apparent response difficult to attribute.
Human safety remains incompletely described publicly. No trial results are posted. The protocol excludes pregnancy and breastfeeding and restricts several medicines, including venlafaxine and certain Parkinson’s drugs, plus NMN and nicotinamide riboside. Screening rules do not prove an interaction; long-term use outside the trial remains uncertain. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07630545 study record (Official context · Accessed 2026-09-30)
Mouse measurements are not human timing. The paper reports roughly 98% oral bioavailability, an unbound brain-to-plasma concentration ratio near 0.4 and about eight hours of 50% USP30 binding in mice. Neuron protection occurred in a mouse Parkinson’s model; none measures a human feel curve. Fang et al.: USP30 inhibition in a Parkinson's disease mouse model (Animal context · Accessed 2026-09-30)
Source context — ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07630545 study record: Registered design, capsule strengths and exclusion criteria, not outcome results. Strengths do not state per-administration or daily totals. Registry screening restrictions do not establish proven interactions or human adverse-event rates.
Source context — Fang et al.: USP30 inhibition in a Parkinson's disease mouse model: Mouse and cell research with Mission-affiliated authors. Brain drug concentration/target binding is not human bodily half-life, felt onset or benefit duration. Nature PDF and PMC browser tools were blocked; direct PMC HTML succeeded.
Full notes
MTX-325 is an experimental oral compound targeting mitochondrial recycling, being developed for Parkinson’s disease. Longevity discussion treats it as a possible way to improve cellular housekeeping, but the available community material does not establish how taking it feels or whether healthy people benefit.
What MTX-325 actually is
- An oral small molecule, also called MTX115325. It targets USP30, an enzyme that removes the tags used to mark damaged mitochondria for disposal. Blocking that enzyme is intended to help cells clear faulty mitochondria; this recycling process is called mitophagy. Animal context
- The comparison with Urolithin A has limits. The old longevity discussion groups MTX-325 with Urolithin A, MOTS-c and SS-31 because all attract mitochondrial-health interest. MTX-325 is a distinct enzyme inhibitor, not a stronger serving of Urolithin A or a peptide requiring reconstitution. Community Community
What people hope to get from it
- Protecting brain cells is the main hope. Kukreja’s social post asks whether better mitochondrial quality control can protect dopamine-producing neurons in Parkinson’s disease. This is a research question; it does not report improved movement, mood or concentration after taking MTX-325. Community guide
- Longevity interest extends beyond the disease program. Phil Newman frames mitophagy as relevant to ageing, while promoting Longevity.Technology coverage. That broader appeal explains interest in energy and cellular maintenance, but his article offers no healthy-user outcomes. LinkedIn
Doses people discuss
- No substantiated community oral dose was found. The preserved notes provide no self-use milligrams, frequency, daily total or verified formulation. Fresh accessible social commentary supplies none either. Trial capsule strengths are separate context below, not a biohacker amount. Community
- Urolithin A’s 500–1,000 mg numbers do not transfer. Those amounts appear in the old comparison with Urolithin A, not as MTX-325 use reports. SS-31 quantities likewise concern a different compound and route; neither comparison creates an MTX-325 dose band. Community
Half-life
- No supported human half-life estimate in the community record. There is no traceable numerical estimate in the preserved discussion. Half-life means the time for the measured amount in the body to fall by half; a recycling mechanism or another compound’s daily schedule cannot supply it. Community
Onset and how it may feel
- No reliable first-dose or first-week feel timeline. The old notes contain pipeline expectations rather than direct experience. Feeling more alert, having less brain fog or noticing nothing after Urolithin A cannot be relabeled as an MTX-325 response. Community Community
Duration of reported effects
- No documented benefit window or after-stopping timeline. The community record does not establish hours of energy, lasting neurological improvement or withdrawal. Its mitochondrial-maintenance framing is not evidence that an effect lasts all day, accumulates over weeks or continues after stopping. Community
Cycles and time off
- No established community course or break pattern. The old stack wishlists are not dated treatment logs. There is no supported number of weeks on, weeks off or repeat interval; plans for chronic Parkinson’s treatment do not establish a longevity cycle. Community Community
Good to know
- A familiar compound name does not verify a product. The original discussion flags powders and capsules carrying MTX-325 or MTX115325 names as identity risks. A claimed mitochondrial stack could involve an unverified material, and changing several agents together makes any apparent response difficult to attribute. Community
- Human safety remains incompletely described publicly. No trial results are posted. The protocol excludes pregnancy and breastfeeding and restricts several medicines, including venlafaxine and certain Parkinson’s drugs, plus NMN and nicotinamide riboside. Screening rules do not prove an interaction; long-term use outside the trial remains uncertain. Official context Community
What the community comparisons add
- “Giga urolithin” is an analogy, not a potency measurement. The preserved longevity nickname suggests stronger mitochondrial recycling and brain reach. No linked original tweet or head-to-head result establishes that comparison. It should not imply a larger energy boost, better endurance or faster onset than Mitopure. Community
- Molecular identity matters even to enthusiastic followers. Under Mission’s funding announcement, Christopher Southan welcomed the news but questioned how the compound could be identified among numerous USP30 patents. That is a transparency concern, not a report of adverse effects or proof that any particular product is false. LinkedIn
- A mitochondrial wishlist is not a tested combination. The old notes place MTX-325 near Urolithin A, NMN and MOTS-c, and discuss SS-31 comparisons. They describe related interests, without direct combination outcomes, component ratios or evidence that overlapping mitochondrial targets improve results. Community
Trial and animal context
- Phase 1: volunteer parts complete; Parkinson’s part in progress. The September 2026 registry posts no results. It lists 1.5–100 mg active oral capsule strengths across Parts 1–4 and 20 mg capsules for PET and Parkinson’s parts, without daily totals here. Its 50 mg placebo is not active drug; 28-day safety follow-up is not 28 days of dosing. Official context
- Brain reach is a sponsor-reported finding. Mission reported spinal-fluid sampling and PET evidence in healthy volunteers, with charitable funding from the Michael J. Fox Foundation and Parkinson’s UK. Brain exposure and funding do not establish clinical improvement. Official context
- Mouse measurements are not human timing. The paper reports roughly 98% oral bioavailability, an unbound brain-to-plasma concentration ratio near 0.4 and about eight hours of 50% USP30 binding in mice. Neuron protection occurred in a mouse Parkinson’s model; none measures a human feel curve. Animal context
