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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C8H11NO2
Molecular Weight 153.1784
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of OCTOPAMINE, (-)-

SMILES

NC[C@H](O)C1=CC=C(O)C=C1

InChI

InChIKey=QHGUCRYDKWKLMG-QMMMGPOBSA-N
InChI=1S/C8H11NO2/c9-5-8(11)6-1-3-7(10)4-2-6/h1-4,8,10-11H,5,9H2/t8-/m0/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C8H11NO2
Molecular Weight 153.1784
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

(-)-octopamine is an enantiomer of octopamine, a naturally occurring phenolamine acting as a neurotransmitter in invertebrates. Octopamine is considered to be trace amine present in mammalian tissues at very low (nanomolar) concentrations. Generally, the (-)-enantiomers of octopamine are more active than the (+)-enantiomers at adrenergic receptors. However (+)-octopamine is more potent than the (-)-octopamine as an inhibitor of semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase.

Originator

Curator's Comment: Preparation of optical isomers of octopamine was performed by Kappe and Armstrong in 1964. The natural occurrence of octopamine was first reported by Erspamer (1952) who identified it as a constituent of extracts of salivary glands of the octopus. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14919575

Approval Year

TargetsConditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
PREPARATION OF D- AND L-OCTOPAMINE.
1964 Jul
Beta-adrenergic activities of octopamine and synephrine stereoisomers on guinea-pig atria and trachea.
1987 Sep
Activities of octopamine and synephrine stereoisomers on alpha-adrenoceptors.
1988 Feb
Semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase (SSAO) of the rat aorta. Interactions with some naturally occurring amines and their structural analogues.
1989 May 1
Selective inhibition of adenylyl cyclase by octopamine via a human cloned alpha 2A-adrenoceptor.
1997 Sep

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Unknown
Route of Administration: Unknown
In Vitro Use Guide
The phenolamines, octopamine and synephrine were only able to couple the alpha 2A-adrenoceptor to a dose-dependent decrease in cyclic AMP production at concentrations up to 1 mM, with the synephrine isomers being more potent than the corresponding octopamine isomers. The meta-isomers of both phenolamines were more potent than the corresponding para-isomers and the (-)-enantiomers were more potent than the (+)-enantiomers. Thus, (-)-meta-synephrine [(-)-phenylephrine] was the most effective isomer tested with an observable decrease occurring between 100 nM and 1 microM.
Substance Class Chemical
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Name Type Language
OCTOPAMINE, (-)-
Common Name English
(R)-OCTOPAMINE
Common Name English
D-(-)-OCTOPAMINE
Common Name English
BENZENEMETHANOL, .ALPHA.-(AMINOMETHYL)-4-HYDROXY-, (.ALPHA.R)-
Systematic Name English
D-OCTOPAMINE
Common Name English
OCTOPAMINE, (R)-
Common Name English
(R)-P-OCTOPAMINE
Common Name English
OCTOPAMINE D(-)-FORM [MI]
Common Name English
Code System Code Type Description
FDA UNII
H1P36W1J84
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CAS
876-04-0
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PUBCHEM
440266
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MERCK INDEX
m8118
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