This article is about Specific molecule "metanephrine". For Metanephrines group, see
Metanephrines.
Metanephrine
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IUPAC name
4-(1-hydroxy-2-methylamino-ethyl)-2-methoxy-phenol
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Identifiers
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ChEMBL
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ChemSpider
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MeSH
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Metanephrine
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UNII
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InChI=1S/C10H15NO3/c1-11-6-9(13)7-3-4-8(12)10(5-7)14-2/h3-5,9,11-13H,6H2,1-2H3 YKey: JWJCTZKFYGDABJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N YInChI=1/C10H15NO3/c1-11-6-9(13)7-3-4-8(12)10(5-7)14-2/h3-5,9,11-13H,6H2,1-2H3 Key: JWJCTZKFYGDABJ-UHFFFAOYAB
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Properties
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C10H15NO3
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Molar mass
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197.231 g/mol
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Chemical compound
Metanephrine, also known as metadrenaline, is a metabolite of epinephrine (also known as adrenaline) created by action of catechol-O-methyl transferase on epinephrine. An article in the Journal of the American Medical Association, 2002, indicated that the measurement of plasma free levels of the metanephrines group of molecules (including metanephrine and normetanephrine) is the best tool in the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma, an adrenal medullary neoplasm.[1]
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