"alpha-Methyltyrosine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
| Descriptor ID |
D019805
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.125.072.050.875.485.050
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| Concept/Terms |
alpha-Methyltyrosine- alpha-Methyltyrosine
- alpha Methyltyrosine
- alpha-Methyl-para-tyrosine
- alpha Methyl para tyrosine
- alpha-MPT
- alpha MPT
- alpha-Methyl-p-tyrosine
- alpha Methyl p tyrosine
Metyrosine- Metyrosine
- alpha-Methyltyrosine, (L)-Isomer
- Metirosine
Racemetirosine- Racemetirosine
- alpha-Methyltyrosine, (D,L)-Isomer
- alpha-Methyltyrosine, (+,-)-Isomer
- DL-Tyrosine, alpha-methyl-
- alpha-methyl- DL-Tyrosine
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Butz JJ, Weingarten TN, Cavalcante AN, Bancos I, Young WF, McKenzie TJ, Schroeder DR, Martin DP, Sprung J. Perioperative hemodynamics and outcomes of patients on metyrosine undergoing resection of pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma. Int J Surg. 2017 Oct; 46:1-6.