Tryptamine substituted with two hydroxyl groups in positions 5 and 6. It is a neurotoxic serotonin analog that destroys serotonergic neurons preferentially and is used in neuropharmacologic research.
Synonyms: 3-(2-Aminoethyl)indole-5,6-diol, 5,6 Dihydroxytryptamine, 5,6-Dihydroxytryptamine, 1H-Indole-5,6-diol, 3-(2-aminoethyl)-, W2QY253O8S
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78; was see under TRYPTAMINES 1975-77 ,78(75); was see under TRYPTAMINES 1975-77
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D015115
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