Item 9 of 13 (back to results) previous next alpha-methyl-L-tyrosine An L-tyrosine derivative that consists of L-tyrosine bering an additional methyl substituent at position 2. 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.

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[CHEBI:25359] (654)   tyrosine derivative [CHEBI:62761] (21)   L-tyrosine derivative [CHEBI:27177] (18)   alpha-methyl-L-tyrosine [CHEBI:6912] (1)  heteroatomic molecular entity [CHEBI:37577] (13672)   hydroxides [CHEBI:24651] (5641)   oxoacid [CHEBI:24833] (3119)   carbon oxoacid [CHEBI:35605] (3012)   carboxylic acid [CHEBI:33575] (3005)   amino acid [CHEBI:33709] (959)   modified amino acid [CHEBI:25359] (654)   tyrosine derivative [CHEBI:62761] (21)   L-tyrosine derivative [CHEBI:27177] (18)   alpha-methyl-L-tyrosine [CHEBI:6912] (1) ChEBI Compound Accession Identifier:   [CHEBI:6912] ChEBI Compound Description:   An L-tyrosine derivative that consists of L-tyrosine bering an additional methyl substituent at position 2. 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. ChEBI Compound Identification Number:   6912 ChEBI InChI Value:   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 ChEBI InChIKey Value:   NHTGHBARYWONDQ-JTQLQIEISA-N ChEBI Compound Name:   alpha-methyl-L-tyrosine ChEBI SMILES Value:   C[C@](N)(Cc1ccc(O)cc1)C(O)=O ChEBI Substance ID:   135610156 ChEBI URL:   ChEBI:6912 ChemSpider ID:   390103 Ontomatica Chemical Accession Key (OnChAKey):   NHTGHBARYWONDQ_JTQLQIEISA_N_000_000000 PubChem Compound ID:   441350