Synonym: 2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-N,N-dimethylethylamine, 4-(2-Dimethylaminoethyl)phenol, N,N-Dimethyltyramine, p-Hydroxy-N,N-dimethylphenethylamine, Anhaline, Cactine, Eremursin, Peyocactine
CAS Number 539-15-1
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation) C10H15NO
Molecular Weight 165.23
Beilstein Registry Number 2207615
EC Number 208-710-4
MDL number MFCD00051462
Biochem/physiol Actions
Hordenine is an alkaloid found in plants, e.g. the roots of germinating barley1,2 and marine algae3. It is a metabolite in tyrosine metabolism, biosynthesized from tyramine by two subsequent N-methylations4, it is metabolized by monoamine oxidase5. Hordenine is a sympathomimetic and its pharmacological actions are of interest, as it is occasionally found in post race urine samples6.
Packaging
Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.
Application
Hordenine is a phenethylamine type alkaloid found naturally in various plants such as barley and cacti. Hordenine may be use as an analytical reference material and in research on the activities of phenethylamine type alkaloids.