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| Preferred IUPAC name 3-(2-Aminoethyl)phenol | |
| Other names m-Tyramine; 3-Tyramine; 3-Hydroxyphenethylamine; 3-Hydroxyphenylethylamine; 3-OH-PEA | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.197.155 |
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| C8H11NO | |
| Molar mass | 137.182 g·mol−1 |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
meta-Tyramine, also known asm-tyramine and3-tyramine, as well as3-hydroxyphenethylamine, is anendogenoustrace amineneuromodulator and astructural analog ofphenethylamine.[1][2][3] It is apositional isomer ofpara-tyramine, and similarly to it, has effects on theadrenergic anddopaminergic systems.[4][5]
meta-Tyramine is produced in humans viaaromatic amino acid decarboxylase-mediated metabolism ofmeta-tyrosine.[6] meta-Tyramine can be metabolized intodopamine via peripheral or brainCYP2D6enzymes in humans.[7]
Substrate: m-tyrosine
Product: m-tyramine + CO2
Organism: Homo sapiens
{{cite encyclopedia}}:|website= ignored (help)The highest level of brain CYP2D activity was found in the substantia nigra ... The in vitro and in vivo studies have shown the contribution of the alternative CYP2D-mediated dopamine synthesis to the concentration of this neurotransmitter although the classic biosynthetic route to dopamine from tyrosine is active. ... Tyramine levels are especially high in the basal ganglia and limbic system, which are thought to be related to individual behavior and emotion (Yu et al., 2003c). ... Rat CYP2D isoforms (2D2/2D4/2D18) are less efficient than human CYP2D6 for the generation of dopamine from p-tyramine. The Km values of the CYP2D isoforms are as follows: CYP2D6 (87–121 μm) ≈ CYP2D2 ≈ CYP2D18 > CYP2D4 (256 μm) for m-tyramine and CYP2D4 (433 μm) > CYP2D2 ≈ CYP2D6 > CYP2D18 (688 μm) for p-tyramine
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