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Octopamine (OA), also
known as para-
octopamine and
norsynephrine among synonyms, is an
organic chemical closely related to norepinephrine, and synthesized...
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traced back on alpha-adrenergic
agonist activity,
interaction with
octopamine receptors of the
central nervous system and
inhibition of
monoamine oxidases...
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occur in animals,
involving octopamine:
tyramine →
octopamine → synephrine,
where the
conversion of
tyramine to
octopamine is
mediated by dopamine-β-hydroxylase...
- Norfenefrine, also
known as meta-
octopamine or
norphenylephrine and sold
under the
brand name
Novadral among others, is a
sympathomimetic medication which...
- etc.) it is
replaced by
octopamine, a
closely related chemical with a
closely related synthesis pathway. In insects,
octopamine has
alerting and activating...
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circulating neurotransmitters and
neuromodulators (including tyramine,
octopamine, and synephrine) in the hypothalamus, amygdala, and
dopaminergic system...
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Phenylethanolamine m-Tyramine p-Tyramine 3-Methoxytyramine N-Methyltyramine m-
Octopamine p-
Octopamine Synephrine Tryptamine Specific transporter proteins called monoamine...
- silk moth (Bombyx mori)
octopamine receptor α,
intermediate for Bm
tyramine receptors 1 & 2, weak for
Drosophila octopamine receptor β, high for Drosophila...
- The
enzyme octopamine dehydratase (EC 4.2.1.87)
catalyzes the
chemical reaction 1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-aminoethanol ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
- The
released serotonin activates the
muscles used for feeding,
while octopamine suppresses them.
Serotonin diffuses to serotonin-sensitive neurons, which...
