Flashcards: Catecholamines

A catecholamine (/kætəˈkoʊləmin/) (CA) is a monoamine, an organic compound that has a catechol (benzene with two hydroxyl side groups at carbons 1 and 2) and a side-chain amine.

Homovanillic acid (HOC6H3(OCH3)CH2COOH; synonyms: 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl acetic acid; HVA; 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzeneacetic acid; 4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenylacetic acid) is a major catecholamine metabolite and is produced by the consecutive action of monoamine oxidase and catechol-O-methyl transferase on dopamine.

Hexoprenaline (HEX-oh-PREN-a-leen, INN) is a selective β2 adrenergic receptor agonist used in the treatment of asthma.

Epinephrine, also known as adrenalin or adrenaline, is primarily a medication and a hormone.

Isoprenaline (INN) or isoproterenol (USAN) (trade names Medihaler-Iso and Isuprel) is a medication used for the treatment of bradycardia (slow heart rate), heart block, and rarely for asthma.

L-DOPA (/ˌɛlˈdoʊpə/ or levodopa /ˌlɛvoʊˈdoʊpə/) (alt., L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine) is a chemical that is made and used as part of the normal biology of humans, some animals and plants.

Methyldopa, sold under the brand name Aldomet among others, is a centrally acting antihypertensive agent.

N,N-Dimethyldopamine (DMDA) is an organic compound belonging to the phenethylamine family.

Carbidopa (Lodosyn) is a drug given to people with Parkinson's disease in order to inhibit peripheral metabolism of levodopa.

Dipivefrin (trade name Propine) is a prodrug of epinephrine, and is used to treat open-angle glaucoma.

Corbadrine (INN; marketed as Neo-Cobefrine), also known as levonordefrin (USAN) and α-methylnorepinephrine, is a catecholamine sympathomimetic used as a topical nasal decongestant and vasoconstrictor in dentistry in the United States, (usually in a pre-mixed solution with local anesthetics, such as mepivacaine).

Etilevodopa (TV-1203) is a dopaminergic agent which was developed as a treatment for Parkinson's disease.

Melevodopa (brand name Levomet) is a dopaminergic agent.

Adrenalone is an adrenergic agonist used as a topical vasoconstrictor and hemostatic.

Rimiterol (INN/USAN) is a third-generation short-acting β2 agonist.

Arbutamine is a cardiac stimulant.

D-DOPA (D-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine; dextrodopa) is similar to L-DOPA (levodopa), but with opposite chirality.

Droxidopa (INN; trade name Northera; also known as L-DOPS, L-threo-dihydroxyphenylserine, L-threo-DOPS and SM-5688) is a synthetic amino acid precursor which acts as a prodrug to the neurotransmitter norepinephrine (noradrenaline).

Dopexamine is a synthetic analogue of dopamine.

Cysteinyldopa is a catecholamine.

L-Dopaquinone also known as o-dopaquinone is a metabolite of L-DOPA and a precursor of melanin.

α-Difluoromethyl-DOPA (DFMD, DFM-DOPA) is a DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor.

α-Methyldopamine (α-Me-DA), also known as 3,4-dihydroxyamphetamine (3,4-DHA), is a neurotoxin and research chemical of the catecholamine and amphetamine chemical classes.

Oxidopamine, also known as 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) or 2,4,5-trihydroxyphenethylamine, is a neurotoxic synthetic organic compound used by researchers to selectively destroy dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurons in the brain.

Theodrenaline (INN), also known as noradrenalinoethyltheophylline, is a chemical linkage of norepinephrine (noradrenaline) and theophylline used as a cardiac stimulant.

Fluorodopa, also known as FDOPA, is a fluorinated form of L-DOPA primarily synthesized as its fluorine-18 isotopologue for use as a radiotracer in positron emission tomography.

Deoxyepinephrine, also known by the common names N-methyldopamine and epinine, is an organic compound and natural product that is structurally related to the important neurotransmitters dopamine and epinephrine.

6-Fluoronorepinephrine (6-FNE) is a selective α1 and α2 adrenergic receptor full agonist related to norepinephrine.

Ethylnorepinephrine (Etanor, Bronkephrine, Butanefrine) is a sympathomimetic and bronchodilator related to norepinephrine.

Isoetarine (INN) or isoetharine (USAN) eye-soe-ETH-a-reen, trade names Bronkosol and Bronkometer, is a selective short-acting β2 adrenoreceptor agonist.

3-O-Methyldopa (3-OMD) is one of the most important metabolite of L-DOPA, that is used in the treatment of the Parkinson's disease, particularly to increase the dopamine levels .