Tetrahydropapaveroline

Tetrahydropapaveroline
Names
	IUPAC name 1-[(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)methyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-6,7-diol
	Other names Norlaudanosoline; Tetrahydroxypapaveroline
Identifiers
CAS Number	4747-99-3 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ECHA InfoCard	100.158.898
PubChem CID	18519;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID70963850 ;
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Properties
Chemical formula	C16H17NO4
Molar mass	287.315 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tetrahydropapaveroline (norlaudanosoline) is a benzyltetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloid.^[1]

It can be formed in trace amounts in the brain by a condensation reaction of dopamine and dopaldehyde (a metabolite of dopamine).^[1]^[2]

It inhibits dopamine uptake within the cerebral cortex.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Richter, Derek (14 October 2016). Addiction and Brain Damage. Routledge. p. 24. ISBN 9781315454030.
^ RD Myers, CL Melchior (29 Apr 1977). "Alcohol drinking: abnormal intake caused by tetrahydropapaveroline in brain". Science. 196 (4289): 554–556. Bibcode:1977Sci...196..554M. doi:10.1126/science.557839. PMID 557839.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)