α-methyl-para-tyrosine
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α-methyl-para-tyrosine
(¦al·fə ′meth·əl ¦par·ə ′tī·rə′sēn)
(organic chemistry) C10H13NO3 A crystalline compound which acts as the inhibitor of the first and rate-limiting reaction in the biosynthesis of catecholamine; used as an inhibitor of tyrosine hydroxylase.
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