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Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C8H11N.HNO3
Molecular Weight 184.1925
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of Phenethylamine nitrate

SMILES

O[N+]([O-])=O.NCCC1=CC=CC=C1

InChI

InChIKey=OSPDPBJTCYRCLZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C8H11N.HNO3/c9-7-6-8-4-2-1-3-5-8;2-1(3)4/h1-5H,6-7,9H2;(H,2,3,4)

HIDE SMILES / InChI
β-phenylethylamine (2-phenylethylamine) is a small amine containing alkaloid synonymous with phenethylamine and the acronym PEA; in the human body it has a neuromodulator/neurotransmitter role and is known as a trace amine due to its low quantity relative to other bioactive amino acids. PEA was characterized as a substrate for type B monoamine oxidase. PEA functions by activating trace amine receptors (including TAAR1 and TAAR2) thereby regulating monoamine turnover. Ring-substituted phenethylamines, commonly known as 2Cs, are designer drugs that are emerging as new drugs of abuse. PEA administration may be therapeutic in selected depressed patients.

Originator

Sources: Nencki M. Festchrift für 40 jähriges Jubiläum des Prof Valentin. Bern: 1876.
Curator's Comment: reference retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17888514

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
0.3 µM [EC50]
Target ID: Q9P1P5
Gene ID: 9287.0
Gene Symbol: TAAR2
Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
0.43 nM [EC50]
Conditions
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Psychomotor stimulant effects of beta-phenylethylamine in monkeys treated with MAO-B inhibitors.
2001 Dec
Neurobiology and neurochemistry of Rett syndrome.
2001 Dec
Amphetamine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, lysergic acid diethylamide, and metabolites of the catecholamine neurotransmitters are agonists of a rat trace amine receptor.
2001 Dec
Loss of serotonin oxidation as a component of the altered substrate specificity in the Y444F mutant of recombinant human liver MAO A.
2001 Dec 11
Apomorphine, dopamine and phenylethylamine reduce the proportion of phosphorylated insulin receptor substrate 1.
2001 Dec 14
Spectroscopic observation of intermediates formed during the oxidative half-reaction of copper/topa quinone-containing phenylethylamine oxidase.
2001 Dec 25
Poly(amidoamine)s as potential nonviral vectors: ability to form interpolyelectrolyte complexes and to mediate transfection in vitro.
2001 Fall
I1 receptors, cardiovascular function, and metabolism.
2001 Nov
Biochemical, behavioral, physiologic, and neurodevelopmental changes in mice deficient in monoamine oxidase A or B.
2001 Nov 15
Oxidation of phenethylamine derivatives by cytochrome P450 2D6: the issue of substrate protonation in binding and catalysis.
2001 Nov 27
Fluorometric determination of DL-fenfluramine, DL-norfenfluramine and phentermine in plasma by achiral and chiral high-performance liquid chromatography.
2001 Nov 5
Inhibition of copper amine oxidases by pyridine-derived aldoximes and ketoximes.
2001 Nov-Dec
A TLC visualisation reagent for dimethylamphetamine and other abused tertiary amines.
2001 Oct-Dec
Phenibut (beta-phenyl-GABA): a tranquilizer and nootropic drug.
2001 Winter
The enigma of conditioned taste aversion learning: stimulus properties of 2-phenylethylamine derivatives.
2002
An MCASE approach to the search of a cure for Parkinson's Disease.
2002 Apr 2
Intercalated organic-inorganic perovskites stabilized by fluoroaryl-aryl interactions.
2002 Apr 22
[Human striatal D-neurons and their significance].
2002 Aug
Subjective and hormonal effects of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) in humans.
2002 Aug
Content of biogenic amines in a Chardonnay wine obtained through spontaneous and inoculated fermentations.
2002 Aug 14
High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of biogenic amines in poultry carcasses.
2002 Aug 28
[Localization of non-monoaminergic aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase neurons (D-neurons) in the human striatum and their functional significance].
2002 Dec
Synthesis of 3-alkyl(aryl)-4-alkylidenamino-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-ones and 3-alkyl-4-alkylamino-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-ones as antitumor agents.
2002 Dec
The effects of acute and subchronic treatment with fluoxetine and citalopram on stimulus control by DOM.
2002 Dec
Analysis of enantiomers of chiral phenethylamine drugs by capillary gas chromatography/mass spectrometry/flame-ionization detection and pre-column chiral derivatization.
2002 Dec 31
High-level expression of human liver monoamine oxidase A in Pichia pastoris: comparison with the enzyme expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
2002 Feb
Stereospecific cleavage of carbon-phosphorus bonds: stereochemical course of the phosphinoyl curtius (Harger) reaction.
2002 Feb-Mar
Automated headspace solid-phase microextraction and in-matrix derivatization for the determination of amphetamine-related drugs in human urine by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
2002 Jan
Enzymatic decarboxylation of tyrosine and phenylalanine to enhance volatility for high-precision isotopic analysis.
2002 Jan 15
Do we know the mechanism of chiral recognition between cyclodextrins and analytes?
2002 Jan 15
Characterization of selected Spanish table wine samples according to their biogenic amine content from liquid chromatographic determination.
2002 Jul 31
Monoamine-dependent production of reactive oxygen species catalyzed by pseudoperoxidase activity of human hemoglobin.
2002 Jun
Application of ligand SAR, receptor modeling and receptor mutagenesis to the discovery and development of a new class of 5-HT(2A) ligands.
2002 Jun
Rat striatal monoamine oxidase-B inhibition by l-deprenyl and rasagiline: its relationship to 2-phenylethylamine-induced stereotypy and Parkinson's disease.
2002 Mar
Increased baroreceptor response in mice deficient in monoamine oxidase A and B.
2002 Mar
Cp*(2)TiMe(2): an improved catalyst for the intermolecular addition of n-alkyl- and benzylamines to alkynes.
2002 Mar 22
[Decreased beta-phenylethylamine in urine of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autistic disorder].
2002 May
Heart rate dynamics in monoamine oxidase-A- and -B-deficient mice.
2002 May
Analysis of conserved active site residues in monoamine oxidase A and B and their three-dimensional molecular modeling.
2002 May 10
Simultaneous separation of common mono- and divalent cations on a calcinated silica gel column by ion chromatography with indirect photometric detection and aromatic monoamines-oxalic acid, containing crown ethers, used as eluent.
2002 May 17
[Tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives as possible Parkinson's disease-inducing substances].
2002 Nov
Novel dual inhibitors of AChE and MAO derived from hydroxy aminoindan and phenethylamine as potential treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
2002 Nov 21
Production of amines in equine cecal contents in an in vitro model of carbohydrate overload.
2002 Oct
Major depressive episodes and diet pills.
2002 Oct
Plausible molecular mechanism for activation by fumarate and electron transfer of the dopamine beta-mono-oxygenase reaction.
2002 Oct 1
Increased urine phenylethylamine after methylphenidate treatment in children with ADHD.
2002 Sep
Stimulation of the catecholaminergic and serotoninergic neurons in the rat brain by R-(-)-1-(benzofuran-2-yl)-2-propylaminopentane, (-)-BPAP.
2002 Sep 20
Degradation of benzyldimethylalkylammonium chloride by Aeromonas hydrophila sp. K.
2003
Serotonin 5-hydroxytryptamine 2A receptor-coupled phospholipase C and phospholipase A2 signaling pathways have different receptor reserves.
2003 Jan
Role of copper ion in bacterial copper amine oxidase: spectroscopic and crystallographic studies of metal-substituted enzymes.
2003 Jan 29
Patents

Sample Use Guides

Early research shows that taking 10-60 mg of phenethylamine by mouth per day along with 5 mg of the antidepressant selegiline (Anipryl, Eldepryl) twice per day for 4 weeks relieves depression in 60% of people. Of the people who respond to initial treatment with phenethylamine plus selegiline, 86% show continued depression relief when treated for up to 50 weeks. Excretion study of phenethylamine in man: single oral dose of 300 mg. Rats: 20, 40, 100 mg/kg ip or 1.0, 2.5, and 5.0 mg/kg iv
Route of Administration: Other
1 uM phenethylamine alters monoamine transporter function in vitro
Name Type Language
Phenethylamine nitrate
Systematic Name English
Benzeneethanamine nitrate
Systematic Name English
Benzeneethanamine nitrate (1:1)
Systematic Name English
2-PHENYLETHYLAMMONIUM NITRATE
Systematic Name English
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145560
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CAS
120375-47-5
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