a-Methyl-L-tyrosine

CAS: 672-87-7

Ref. TR-M332700

Product Information

• Name: a-Methyl-L-tyrosine
• Synonyms: L-Tyrosine, a-methyl-, Tyrosine, a-methyl-, L- (8CI), (S)-2-(4-Hydroxybenzyl)-2-aminopropanoic acid, (S)-a-Methyltyrosine, Demser, L(-)-Metyrosine, L-Metyrosine, L-a-MT, L-a-Methyl-p-tyrosine, L-a-Methyltyrosine, MK 781, Metirosine, Metyrosine, (2S)-2-Amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-methylpropanoic acid, (S)-α-Methyltyrosine, <span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>(-)-Metyrosine, <span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-Tyrosine, α-methyl-, <span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-α-MT, <span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-α-Methyl-p-tyrosine, <span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-α-Methyltyrosine, L-α-MT, L-α-Methyl-p-tyrosine, L-α-Methyltyrosine, Metirosin, Metirosina, Mk 781, Tyrosine, α-methyl-, <span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-, Tyrosine, α-methyl-, L-, α-Methyl-<span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-tyrosine, α-Methyl-L-tyrosine

Description

Applications A tyrosine hydroxylase inhibitor. An antihypertensive in pheochromocytoma.
References Espin, J., et al.: Biochem. J., 331, 547 (1998), Espin, J., et al.: J. Agric. Food Chem., 47, 3495 (1999), Espin, J., et al.: Eur. J. Biochem., 267, 1270 (2000), Battaini, G., et al.: J. Biol. Chem., 277, 44606 (2002),

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 195.22
• Formula: C₁₀H₁₃NO₃
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C10H13NO3/c1-10(11,9(13)14)6-7-2-4-8(12)5-3-7/h2-5,12H,6,11H2,1H3,(H,13,14)/t10-/m0/s1
• InChI key: InChIKey=NHTGHBARYWONDQ-JTQLQIEISA-N
• SMILES: C[C@](N)(Cc1ccc(O)cc1)C(=O)O