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Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol
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Definition
: Synthesized from endogenous epinephrine and norepinephrine in vivo. It is found in brain, blood, CSF, and urine, where its concentrations are used to measure catecholamine turnover.
Other names
Vanylglycol; MOPEG; MHPG; Hydroxymethoxyphenylglycol; 4 Hydroxy 3 methoxyphenylglycol; 4 Hydroxy 3 methoxyphenylethyleneglycol; 4 Hydroxy 3 methoxyphenylethylene Glycol; Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol, (-
)-
Isomer; Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol, (+-
)-
Isomer; Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol, (+)-
Isomer; 4-
Hydroxy-
3-
methoxyphenylglycol; 4-
Hydroxy-
3-
methoxyphenylethyleneglycol; 4-
Hydroxy-
3-
methoxyphenylethylene Glycol
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
Drugs
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3-
ethoxy-
4-
hydroxyphenylglycol
62024-68-4 1,2-
Ethanediol, 1-
(3-
ethoxy-
4-
hydroxyphenyl)
Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol/*analogs & derivatives.
Anal Biochem 1983;132(1):165
3-
methoxy-
4-
hydroxyphenylglycol glucuronide
52002-41-2
Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol/*analogs & derivatives.
Psychopharmacology 1983;79(1):16
3-
methoxy-
4-
hydroxyphenylglycol sulfate
28700-49-4
Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol/*analogs & derivatives.
Biochem Med 1981;24(3):314
isoMHPG
40979-91-7 1,2-
Ethanediol, 1-
(3-
hydroxy-
4-
methoxyphenyl)
*Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol
Isomerism.
Clin Chem 25(10):1708;1979
dihydroxyphenylethylene glycol
3343-19-9 1-
(3,4-
dihydroxyphenyl)ethane-
1,2-
diol
Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol/*analogs & derivatives.
Biochem Med 1979;22(3):323; Blood Vessels 1980;17(1):27; Br J Pharmacol 51(2):187;1974; Clin Chem 24(11):2001;1978; Clin Chim Acta 73(1):203;1976; Clin Chim Acta 94(2):155;1979; J Neurochem 27(4):915;1976; J Neurochem 30(6):1525;1978; Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 300:87;1977