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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Amino Acids > Amino Acids, Essential > Phenylalanine > Fenclonine
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Preferred term

Fenclonine  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • DL-3-(4-Chlorophenyl)alanine
  • Fenclonin
  • para Chlorophenylalanine
  • para-Chlorophenylalanine
  • p-Chlorophenylalanine

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 93(71)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010134

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