Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Nor
epinephrine
:
IUPAC
name
4-[(1
R
)-2-
amino
-1-
hydroxy
ethyl
]
benzene
-1,2-
diol
. A
biosynthetic
precursor to
epinephrine
(
adrenaline
). '
Nor
' refers to the missing
methyl group
.
SAM
Nor
epinephrine
Epinephrine
(a
drenaline
)
Methylation
of
nor
epinephrine
by
SAM
produces
epinephrine
(
adrenaline
).
Related terms:
Phenol
,
secondary alcohol
,
primary amine
,
secondary amine
,
wedge
,
S
-adenosyl methionine
,
methamphetamine
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