page_title: Tyramine
section_title: Chemistry
hierarchical_section_title: Tyramine / Chemistry
caption_attribution_description: English: A synthetic scheme for the production of tyramine is disclosed.
context_page_description: Tyramine, also known under several other names, is a naturally occurring trace amine derived from the amino acid tyrosine. Tyramine acts as a catecholamine releasing agent. Notably, it is unable to cross the blood-brain barrier, resulting in only non-psychoactive peripheral sympathomimetic effects following ingestion. A hypertensive crisis can result, however, from ingestion of tyramine-rich foods in conjunction with the use of monoamine oxidase inhibitors.
context_section_description: In the laboratory, tyramine can be synthesized in various ways, in particular by the decarboxylation of tyrosine.
caption: Tyrosine decarboxylation
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