Metanephrine

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This article is about Specific molecule "metanephrine". For Metanephrines group, see Metanephrines.
Metanephrine
Names
IUPAC name
4-(1-hydroxy-2-methylamino-ethyl)-2-methoxy-phenol
Identifiers
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MeSH Metanephrine
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C10H15NO3/c1-11-6-9(13)7-3-4-8(12)10(5-7)14-2/h3-5,9,11-13H,6H2,1-2H3 checkY
    Key: JWJCTZKFYGDABJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/C10H15NO3/c1-11-6-9(13)7-3-4-8(12)10(5-7)14-2/h3-5,9,11-13H,6H2,1-2H3
    Key: JWJCTZKFYGDABJ-UHFFFAOYAB
SMILES
  • Oc1ccc(cc1OC)C(O)CNC
Properties
C10H15NO3
Molar mass 197.231 g/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Metanephrine, also known as metadrenaline, is a

Journal of the American Medical Association, 2002, indicated that the measurement of plasma free levels of the metanephrines group of molecules (including metanephrine and normetanephrine) is the best tool in the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma, an adrenal medullary neoplasm.[1]

  • epinephrine
    epinephrine

References

  1. PMID 11903030. Free full text with registration


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