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Abstract
An inhibitor of the enzyme TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE, and consequently of the synthesis of catecholamines. It is used to control the symptoms of excessive sympathetic stimulation in patients with PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA. (Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed)
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- alpha-MPT
- alpha-Methyl-p-tyrosine
- alpha-Methyl-para-tyrosine
- alpha MPT
- alpha Methyl p tyrosine
- alpha Methyl para tyrosine
- alpha Methyltyrosine
- DL-Tyrosine, alpha-methyl-
- Demser
- Metirosine
- Metyrosine
- Racemetirosine
- Racemetyrosine
- SM-88
- alpha-Methyltyrosine Hydrochloride
- alpha-Methyltyrosine, (+,-)-Isomer
- alpha-Methyltyrosine, (D,L)-Isomer
- alpha-Methyltyrosine, (L)-Isomer
- Hydrochloride, alpha-Methyltyrosine
- alpha Methyltyrosine Hydrochloride
- alpha-methyl- DL-Tyrosine
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
98; use ALPHA-METHYLTYROSINE (NM) 1979-97
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- Methyltyrosines (1979-1997)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. alpha-Methyltyrosine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019805. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019805
- alpha-Methyltyrosine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91-Methyl-p-tyrosine
- alpha-Methyltyrosine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15408417