Chemicals and Drugs

Tetrahydroisoquinolines

A group of ISOQUINOLINES in which the nitrogen containing ring is protonated. They derive from the non-enzymatic Pictet-Spengler condensation of CATECHOLAMINES with ALDEHYDES.

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A group of ISOQUINOLINES in which the nitrogen containing ring is protonated. They derive from the non-enzymatic Pictet-Spengler condensation of CATECHOLAMINES with ALDEHYDES.

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  • 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinolines
  • Tetrahydro-Isoquinoline
  • Tetrahydro-Isoquinolines
  • Tetrahydro Isoquinoline
  • Tetrahydro Isoquinolines

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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2004

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Previous Indexing

  • Isoquinolines (1969-2003)

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  1. D03w.633.100.531.820

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Tetrahydroisoquinolines. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D044005. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D044005
  2. Tetrahydroisoquinolines. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q72135056