Synonyms: Demser® | DL-alpha-methyltyrosine | metyrosine
methyltyrosine is an approved drug (FDA (1979))
Compound class:
Metabolite
Comment: The INN for this compound is racemetirosine, indicating that it is a racemic mix of its R and S enantiomers. We show the non-isomeric structure to represent this mixture. The website rxlist.com describes the approved drug, Demser, as (-)-α-methyl-L-tyrosine, but shows a non-stereo molecular structure. We have annotated both versions (racemic and S-enantiomer (L or α) with the same US FDA approval date, as the exact compostion of the approved drug is unclear.
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References |
1. Engelman K, Horwitz D, Jéquier E, Sjoerdsma A. (1968)
Biochemical and pharmacologic effects of alpha-methyltyrosine in man. J Clin Invest, 47 (3): 577-94. [PMID:5637145] |