Meta-Tyramine

meta-Tyramine
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
3-(2-Aminoethyl)phenol
Other names
m-Tyramine; 3-Tyramine; 3-Hydroxyphenethylamine; 3-Hydroxyphenylethylamine; 3-OH-PEA
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.197.155
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C8H11NO/c9-5-4-7-2-1-3-8(10)6-7/h1-3,6,10H,4-5,9H2
  • Oc1cc(ccc1)CCN
Properties
C8H11NO
Molar mass 137.182 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

meta-Tyramine, also known as m-tyramine and 3-tyramine, as well as 3-hydroxyphenethylamine, is an endogenous trace amine neuromodulator and a structural analog of phenethylamine. It is a positional isomer of para-tyramine, and similarly to it, has effects on the adrenergic and dopaminergic systems.

meta-Tyramine is produced in humans via aromatic amino acid decarboxylase-mediated metabolism of meta-tyrosine. meta-Tyramine can be metabolized into dopamine via peripheral or brain CYP2D6 enzymes in humans.