Hordenine

Also known as 4-[2-(Dimethylamino)ethyl]phenol, N,N-Dimethyltyramine, N,N-Dimethyl-4-hydroxy-beta-phenethylamine, N,N-Dimethyl-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethylamine, p-(2-Dimethylaminoethyl)phenol, dimethyltyramine

Hordenine, also known as '''N,N-dimethyltyramine or as 4-hydroxy-N,N-dimethylphenethylamine', is an alkaloid of the phenethylamine class that occurs naturally in a variety of plants, taking its name from one of the most common, barley (Hordeum species). Chemically, hordenine is the N-methyl derivative of N-methyltyramine, and the N,N''-dimethyl derivative of the well-known biogenic amine tyramine, from which it is biosynthetically derived and with which it shares some pharmacological properties (see below). , hordenine is widely sold as an ingredient of nutritional supplements, with sellers cl