phenylethanolamine
Sign in to saveAlso known as alpha-(aminomethyl)benzyl alcohol, beta-Phenethanolamine, beta-Phenylethanolamine, Phenethanolamine, Bisnorephedrine, beta-Hydroxy-beta-phenylethylamine, beta-Hydroxyphenethylamine, 2-Hydroxyphenethylamine
Phenylethanolamine (sometimes abbreviated PEOH), or β-hydroxyphenethylamine, is a trace amine with a structure similar to those of other trace phenethylamines as well as the catecholamine neurotransmitters dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine. As an organic compound, phenylethanolamine is a β-hydroxylated phenethylamine that is also structurally related to a number of synthetic drugs in the substituted phenethylamine class. In common with these compounds, phenylethanolamine has strong cardiovascular activity and, under the name Apophedrin, has been used as a drug to produce topical vasoco
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- Mass
- 137.084064
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- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- chemical formula
- C₈H₁₁NO
- Commons category
- Phenylethanolamine
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C(C=C1)C(CN)O
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Phenylethanolamine (sometimes abbreviated PEOH), or β-hydroxyphenethylamine, is a trace amine with a structure similar to those of other trace phenethylamines as well as the catecholamine neurotransmitters dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine. As an organic compound, phenylethanolamine is a β-hydroxylated phenethylamine that is also structurally related to a number of synthetic drugs in the substituted phenethylamine class. In common with these compounds, phenylethanolamine has strong cardiovascular activity and, under the name Apophedrin, has been used as a drug to produce topical vasoconstriction.
In appearance, phenylethanolamine is a white solid.
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