amino acid alpha-methyl-L-tyrosine 0 195.08954 195.218 L-alpha-Methyltyrosine wikipedia.en:Metirosine Metyrosine alpha-Methyltyrosine kegg.compound:C07921 InChI=1S/C10H13NO3/c1-10(11,9(13)14)6-7-2-4-8(12)5-3-7/h2-5,12H,6,11H2,1H3,(H,13,14)/t10-/m0/s1 CHEBI:6912 drugcentral:1792 reaxys:2368400 alpha-methyl-para-tyrosine (-)-alpha-Methyl-L-tyrosine kegg.drug:D00762 (S)-alpha-Methyltyrosine pubmed:29668781 alpha-methyl-L-tyrosine alpha-methyl-L-p-tyrosine pubmed:29353821 metirosine metirosina alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine NHTGHBARYWONDQ-JTQLQIEISA-N patent:US2011104765 alpha-methyl-L-tyrosine C[C@](N)(Cc1ccc(O)cc1)C(=O)O chebi_ontology cas:672-87-7 metirosinum C10H13NO3 pubmed:29438107 pubmed:28716505 Methyltyrosine drugbank:DB00765 An <small>L</small>-tyrosine derivative that consists of <small>L</small>-tyrosine bearing an additional methyl substituent at position 2. An inhibitor of the enzyme tyrosine 3-monooxygenase, and consequently of the synthesis of catecholamines. It is used to control the symptoms of excessive sympathetic stimulation in patients with pheochromocytoma.