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NIMH Code: O-501
Compound Name: D-(-)-Octopamine
Alternative Name: 4-(2-amino-1-hydroxyethyl)phenol
Abbreviation:
PubChemID: 4581
CAS: 104-14-3
Molecular Formula: C8H11NO2
Biological Activity: Norepinephrine derivative, a biogenic amine formed by ?-hydroxylation of tyramine, found naturally in many plants, used as sympathomimetic drug
References: Stohs, S.J., Drug Chem. Toxicol., 2015, 38, 106-112. Hengstmann, J. H.; Konen, W; Konen, C; Eichelbaum, M; Dengler, H. J., Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Arch. Pharmacol., 1974, 283, 93-106.
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Structure of O-501
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