Structured Summary
Abstract
Sympathetic alpha-adrenergic agonist with actions like PHENYLEPHRINE. It is used as a vasoconstrictor in circulatory failure, asthma, nasal congestion, and glaucoma.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C9H13NO2
- Molecular Weight
- 167.20 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 94-07-5
- IUPAC Name
- 4-[1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)ethyl]phenol
- InChIKey
- YRCWQPVGYLYSOX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CNCC(C1=CC=C(C=C1)O)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D013578
- Source
- PubChem CID 7172
MeSH Record
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Broader headings
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Oxedrine
- Sympaethamin
- Synephrin
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Aspects Covered
27 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
80; was OXEDRINE 1963-79
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Synephrine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013578. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013578
- Synephrine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synephrine
- Synephrine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q421351
- Synephrine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 7172. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7172