1. College of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA;2. Victorian College of Pharmacy, Monash University, Parkville 3052, Australia;3. Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
Abstract:
Inhibitors of phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase [PNMT, the enzyme that catalyzes the final step in the biosynthesis of epinephrine (Epi)] may be of use in determining the role of Epi in the central nervous system. Here we describe the synthesis and characterization of 7-SCN tetrahydroisoquinoline as an affinity label for human PNMT.