alpha-Methyltyrosine |
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| DL-Tyrosine, alpha-methyl-; Demser; Merck Brand of Metyrosine; Merck Sharp & Dohme Brand of Metyrosine; Metirosine; Metyrosine; Racemetirosine; alpha-MPT; alpha-Methyl-para-tyrosine; alpha-Methyltyrosine Hydrochloride; alpha-Methyltyrosine, (+,-)-Isomer | |
| An inhibitor of the enzyme TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE, and consequently of the synthesis of catecholamines. It is used to control the symptoms of excessive sympathetic stimulation in patients with PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA. (Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed) | |