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| IUPAC name 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2-hydroxyacetaldehyde | |
| Other names DHMAL; 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylglycolaldehyde; 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylglycol aldehyde; DOPEGAL; DOPGAL; DHPGALD; Norepinephrine aldehyde; Epinephrine aldehyde; Noradrenaline aldehyde; Adrenaline aldehyde | |
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| C8H8O4 | |
| Molar mass | 168.148 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
3,4-Dihydroxyphenylglycolaldehyde (DOPEGAL), also known as3,4-dihydroxymandelaldehyde (DHMAL) as well asnorepinephrine aldehyde orepinephrine aldehyde, is ametabolite of themonoamine neurotransmittersnorepinephrine andepinephrine. DOPEGAL is anoradrenergic neurotoxin.[1]

DOPEGAL is formed bymonoamine oxidase (MAO) viaoxidativedeamination.[3][4][5][6][7][8] Following its formation, DOPEGAL ismetabolized. Through the metabolism process, it is converted into3,4-dihydroxymandelic acid (DHMA) viaaldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), or into3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycol (DHPG) viaaldehyde reductase (ALR).[2][4][5][6][7]