Normetanephrine

Normetanephrine
	IUPAC name 4-(2-amino-1-hydroxy-ethyl)- 2-methoxy-phenol
Identifiers
CAS number	97-31-4
PubChem	1237
ChemSpider	1200
MeSH	Normetanephrine
ChEMBL	CHEMBL774
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
	SMILES Oc1ccc(cc1OC)C(O)CN ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C9H13NO3/c1-13-9-4-6(8(12)5-10)2-3-7(9)11/h2-4,8,11-12H,5,10H2,1H3 ; Key: YNYAYWLBAHXHLL-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C9H13NO3/c1-13-9-4-6(8(12)5-10)2-3-7(9)11/h2-4,8,11-12H,5,10H2,1H3; Key: YNYAYWLBAHXHLL-UHFFFAOYAR ;
Properties
Molecular formula	C9H13NO3
Molar mass	183.204 g/mol
	(verify) (what is: /?); Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
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Normetanephrine is a metabolite of norepinephrine created by action of catechol-O-methyl transferase on norepinephrine. It is excreted in the urine and found in certain tissues. It is a marker for catecholamine-secreting tumors such as pheochromocytoma.

Norepinephrine degradation. Normetanephrine is shown at top left. Enzymes are shown in boxes. ^[1]

[edit] References

^ Figure 11-4 in: Flower, R.; Rang, H. P.; Dale, M. M.; Ritter, J. M. (2007). Rang & Dale's Pharmacology. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. ISBN 0-443-06911-5.

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