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IUPAC name 1--1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-6,7-diol | |
Other names Norlaudanosoline; Tetrahydroxypapaveroline | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.158.898 |
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Chemical formula | C16H17NO4 |
Molar mass | 287.315 g·mol |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references |
Tetrahydropapaveroline (norlaudanosoline) is a benzyltetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloid.
It can be formed in trace amounts in the brain by a condensation reaction of dopamine and dopaldehyde (a metabolite of dopamine).
It inhibits dopamine uptake within the cerebral cortex.
References
- ^ Richter, Derek (14 October 2016). Addiction and Brain Damage. Routledge. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-315-45403-0.
- RD Myers; CL Melchior (29 April 1977). "Alcohol drinking: abnormal intake caused by tetrahydropapaveroline in brain". Science. 196 (4289): 554–556. Bibcode:1977Sci...196..554M. doi:10.1126/science.557839. PMID 557839.
- Okada, T.; Shimada, S.; Sato, K.; Kotake, Y.; Kawai, H.; Ohta, S.; Tohyama, M.; Nishimura, T. (January 1998). "Tetrahydropapaveroline and its derivatives inhibit dopamine uptake through dopamine transporter expressed in HEK293 cells". Neuroscience Research. 30 (1): 87–90. doi:10.1016/s0168-0102(97)00121-1. ISSN 0168-0102. PMID 9572583.