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Stereochemistry EPIMERIC
Molecular Formula C8H11NO2.C4H6O6
Molecular Weight 303.2653
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 2 / 3
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of OCTOPAMINE TARTRATE

SMILES

O[C@H]([C@@H](O)C(O)=O)C(O)=O.NCC(O)C1=CC=C(O)C=C1

InChI

InChIKey=SEYAYFMQVRHSQR-LREBCSMRSA-N
InChI=1S/C8H11NO2.C4H6O6/c9-5-8(11)6-1-3-7(10)4-2-6;5-1(3(7)8)2(6)4(9)10/h1-4,8,10-11H,5,9H2;1-2,5-6H,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t;1-,2-/m.1/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C8H11NO2
Molecular Weight 153.1784
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry RACEMIC
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity ( + / - )

Molecular Formula C4H6O6
Molecular Weight 150.0868
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 2 / 2
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Octopamine is an organic chemical closely related to norepinephrine. In many types of invertebrates it functions as a neurotransmitter. Octopamine is known to exert adrenergic effects in mammals although specific octopamine receptors have been cloned only in invertebrates. It has been shown that octopamine can stimulate alpha(2)-adrenoceptors (ARs) in Chinese hamster ovary cells transfected with human alpha(2)-ARs. Octopamine stimulates lipolysis through beta(3)-rather than beta(1)-or beta(2)-AR activation in white adipocytes from different mammalian species. Octopamine activates only beta(3)-ARs and is devoid of alpha(2)-adrenergic agonism. Thus, octopamine could be considered as an endogenous selective beta(3)-AR agonist. In humans Octopamine is a trace amine found endogenously in the human brain where it interacts with signalling of catecholamines; it is structurally similar to synephrine and tyramine, being a metabolite of the latter (via dopamine β-hydroxylase) and substrate for the synthesis of the former (via phenethanolamine N-methyltransferase[3]) while being perhaps the closest in structure to noradrenaline. Octopamine is found in the bitter orange similar to many biogenic amines related to L-tyrosine that are used as dietary supplements, this includes synephrine and hordenine. p-Octopamine HCl (Norphen) was studied in the late 1960’s and 1970’s as a drug for the treatment of hypotensive regulatory and circulatory disorders. Octopamine was used as a nootropic. All optical isomers (enantiomers) of octopamine are on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 2014 list of substances prohibited in competition.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: Octopamine (OA), a biogenic monoamine structurally related to noradrenaline, acts as a neurohormone, a neuromodulator and a neurotransmitter in invertebrates. The known actions of OA in the central nervous system include desensitization of sensory inputs, influence on learning and memory, or regulation of the 'mood' of the animal. In vertebrates p-Octopamine is considered to be a CNS stimulant in spite of the fact that it binds poorly to adrenergic receptors.

Approval Year

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Distribution and action of some putative neurotransmitters in the stomatogastric nervous system of the earthworm, Eisenia fetida (Oligochaeta, Annelida).
2001 Apr
Functional expression of a locust tyramine receptor in murine erythroleukaemia cells.
2001 Dec
Presynaptic effects of biogenic amines modulating synaptic transmission between identified sensory neurons and giant interneurons in the first instar cockroach.
2001 Oct
Modulating the modulators: parasites, neuromodulators and host behavioral change.
2002
Heterosynaptic modulation by the octopaminergic OC interneurons increases the synaptic outputs of protraction phase interneurons (SO, N1L) in the feeding system of Lymnaea stagnalis.
2002
Is Na(+) required for the binding of dopamine, amphetamine, tyramine, and octopamine to the human dopamine transporter?
2002 Apr
In vivo alpha(1)-adrenergic lipolytic activity in subcutaneous adipose tissue of obese subjects.
2002 Apr
Ingestion of double-stranded RNA by preparasitic juvenile cyst nematodes leads to RNA interference.
2002 Aug
Intracerebroventricular administration of octopamine stimulates food intake of chicks through alpha(2)-adrenoceptor.
2002 Aug
Determination of adrenergic agonists from extracts and herbal products of Citrus aurantium L. var. amara by LC.
2002 Aug 1
Unusual genetic architecture of natural variation affecting drug resistance in Drosophila melanogaster.
2002 Dec
Modulation by 5-hydroxytryptamine of nicotinic acetylcholine responses recorded from an identified cockroach (Periplaneta americana) motoneuron.
2002 Feb
Comparative effects of dehydropirlindole and other compounds on rat brain monoamine oxidase type A.
2002 Jan
Neurochemical fine tuning of a peripheral tissue: peptidergic and aminergic regulation of fluid secretion by Malpighian tubules in the tobacco hawkmoth M. sexta.
2002 Jul
Are monoaminergic systems involved in the lethargy induced by a parasitoid wasp in the cockroach prey?
2002 May
Drosophila as a new model organism for the neurobiology of aggression?
2002 May
Central regulation of photosensitive membrane turnover in the lateral eye of Limulus. I. Octopamine primes the retina for daily transient rhabdom shedding.
2002 May-Jun
Three-dimensional common-feature hypotheses of inhibitors of calling behaviour and in vitro [14C]acetate incorporation by pheromone glands of Plodia interpunctella.
2002 Nov
Immunoreactivity against choline acetyltransferase, gamma-aminobutyric acid, histamine, octopamine, and serotonin in the larval chemosensory system of Dosophila melanogaster.
2002 Nov 11
Behavioural pharmacology of octopamine, tyramine and dopamine in honey bees.
2002 Nov 15
Three-dimensional common-feature hypotheses for octopamine agonist arylethanolamines.
2002 Oct
Stress response in Drosophila melanogaster strain inactive with decreased tyramine and octopamine contents.
2002 Oct
Phylogenetic analysis of 277 human G-protein-coupled receptors as a tool for the prediction of orphan receptor ligands.
2002 Oct 17
Juvenile hormone and octopamine in the regulation of division of labor in honey bee colonies.
2002 Sep
Octopamine enhances moth olfactory responses to pheromones, but not those to general odorants.
2002 Sep
Octopamine modulates responsiveness to foraging-related stimuli in honey bees (Apis mellifera).
2002 Sep
Characterization of a tyramine receptor from Caenorhabditis elegans.
2002 Sep
A trace amine, tyramine, functions as a neuromodulator in Drosophila melanogaster.
2002 Sep 6
The effect of octopamine on behavioral responses of free-foraging bumblebees to a change in food source profitability.
2003 Apr
Agonist-specific coupling of a cloned human alpha1A-adrenoceptor to different second messenger pathways.
2003 Apr
Synaptic facilitation by ectopic octopamine and 5-HT receptors in Aplysia.
2003 Apr 15
Molecular and functional characterization of an octopamine receptor from honeybee (Apis mellifera) brain.
2003 Aug
Octopamine modulates spermathecal muscle contractions in Locusta migratoria.
2003 Feb
Functionally distinct dopamine and octopamine transporters in the CNS of the cabbage looper moth.
2003 Feb
Central modulatory neurons control fuel selection in flight muscle of migratory locust.
2003 Feb 15
Biogenic amines in the antennal lobes and the initiation and maintenance of foraging behavior in honey bees.
2003 Feb 5
Positive and negative modulation of Bombyx mori adenylate cyclase by 5-phenyloxazoles: identification of octopamine and tyramine receptor agonists.
2003 Jan
Three-dimensional pharmacophore hypotheses of octopamine/tyramine agonists which inhibit [1-14C]acetate incorporation in Plodia interpunctella.
2003 Jan 2
The control of vascular resistance in the southern rock lobster, Jasus edwardsii (Decapoda: Palinuridae).
2003 Jul
Octopaminergic modulation of synaptic transmission between an identified sensory afferent and flight motoneuron in the locust.
2003 Jul 14
Presynaptic impairment of synaptic transmission in Drosophila embryos lacking Gs(alpha).
2003 Jul 2
HPLC electrochemical detection of trace amines in human plasma and platelets and expression of mRNA transcripts of trace amine receptors in circulating leukocytes.
2003 Jul 31
Screening for endogenous substrates reveals that CYP2D6 is a 5-methoxyindolethylamine O-demethylase.
2003 Jun
To swim or not to swim: regional effects of serotonin, octopamine and amine mixtures in the medicinal leech.
2003 Jun
B96Bom encodes a Bombyx mori tyramine receptor negatively coupled to adenylate cyclase.
2003 Jun
Hygienic behavior in the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) and the modulatory role of octopamine.
2003 Jun
Modulation of early olfactory processing by an octopaminergic reinforcement pathway in the honeybee.
2003 Jun 15
Early multiple organ failure after recurrent endotoxemia in the presence of vasoconstrictor-masked hypovolemia.
2003 Mar
Elusive amines and primary headaches: historical background and prospectives.
2003 May
Metabolic flux analysis of the phenylpropanoid pathway in wound-healing potato tuber tissue using stable isotope-labeled tracer and LC-MS spectroscopy.
2003 May
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In Vivo Use Guide
Curator's Comment: Also was used orally In a study using a 150 mg octopamine sustained release tablet to treat hypotension, the author recommended one or two tablets before arising, and another tablet at night as needed (Stucke, 1972). In a similar study (Braasch et al., 1971), subjects received the octopamine sustained release tablet three times daily. In both cases under the described conditions, the product was reported to raise systolic blood pressure by approximately 6 to14 mm Hg.
When 500 mg p-octopamine was infused intravenously over 30–40 minutes into human subjects, systolic blood pressure increases of about 15 mm Hg were observed within 10 minutes. Intramuscular administration of 50 mg of a depo (slow release) form of p-octopamine into humans resulted in similar increases in systolic blood pressure.
Route of Administration: Other
In isolated adipocytes from rats, the concentrations of 0.01– 0.10 nmol p-octopamine activated b-3 adrenergic receptors to lower glucose uptake into adipocytes and increase cAMP.
Substance Class Chemical
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Name Type Language
OCTOPAMINE TARTRATE
Common Name English
BENZYL ALCOHOL, .ALPHA.-(AMINOMETHYL)-P-HYDROXY-, TARTRATE (1:1)
Systematic Name English
BENZENEMETHANOL, .ALPHA.-(AMINOMETHYL)-4-HYDROXY-, (2R,3R)-2,3-DIHYDROXYBUTANEDIOATE (1:1) (SALT)
Systematic Name English
OCTOPAMINE HYDROGEN TARTRATE
Common Name English
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CAS
81098-58-0
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5GQV08V31D
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PUBCHEM
44151651
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