Flashcards: Human metabolites

1-Hydroxypyrene is a human metabolite.

Ethanol /ˈɛθənɒl/ (EtOH), also commonly called alcohol, ethyl alcohol, and drinking alcohol, is the principal type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, produced by the fermentation of sugars by yeasts.

Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol among others, is a chemical with the formula CH3OH (often abbreviated MeOH).

Morphine is a pain medication of the opiate type which is found naturally in a number of plants and animals.

This article will focus, insofar as possible, on synephrine itself, rather than on the drug mixtures containing it.

Calcitroic acid (1α-hydroxy-23-carboxy-24,25,26,27-tetranorvitamin D3) is a metabolite of 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (calcitriol).

(Not to be confused with β-Hydroxybutyric acid.) β-Hydroxy β-methylbutyric acid (HMB), otherwise known as its conjugate base, β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate (hydroxymethylbutyrate, HMB), is a naturally occurring metabolite in humans that is used as an ingredient in medical foods and sold as a dietary supplement.

L-Kynurenine is a metabolite of the amino acid L-tryptophan used in the production of niacin.

Salicyluric acid is the glycine conjugate of salicylic acid and is the primary form in which salicylates are excreted from the body, via the kidneys.

Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate or DHEA-S is a metabolite of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA).

Bisnortilidine is an opioid metabolite.

4-Methyl-2,4-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)pent-1-ene (MBP) is a metabolite of bisphenol A (BPA).

(+)-Benzo[a]pyrene-7,8-dihydrodiol-9,10-epoxide is an organic compound with molecular formula C20H14O3.

5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) is the main metabolite of serotonin.

Androstanediol glucuronide (ADG) is a metabolite formed from human androgens; compounds involved in the development and maintenance of sexual characteristics.