a-methyl-para-tyrosine

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α-methyl-para-tyrosine [¦al·fə ′meth·əl ¦par·ə ′tī·rə‚sēn]

(organic chemistry)

C₁₀H₁₃NO₃A crystalline compound which acts as the inhibitor of the first and rate-limiting reaction in the biosynthesis of catecholamine; used as an inhibitor of tyrosine hydroxylase.

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