Svensk definition
En selektiv och irreversibel hämmare av tryptofanhydroxilas, ett mängdreglerande enzym i serotoninbiosyntesen (5-hydroxitryptamin). Fenklonins farmakolgiska verkan består i att nollställa de endogena serotoninnivåerna.
Fenclonine
Fenklonin
Engelsk definition
A selective and irreversible inhibitor of tryptophan hydroxylase, a rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of serotonin (5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE). Fenclonine acts pharmacologically to deplete endogenous levels of serotonin.
Svenska synonymer
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Engelska synonymer
para-Chlorophenylalanine — para Chlorophenylalanine — p-Chlorophenylalanine — DL-3-(4-Chlorophenyl)alanine — Fenclonin — Fenclonine, (D)-Isomer — Fenclonine Hydrobromide — Hydrobromide, Fenclonine — Fenclonine Hydrochloride — Hydrochloride, Fenclonine — CP-10,188 — Fenclonine (L)-Isomer