Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology, 54(1), 1-13 (2003-08-28)
The phenolamines tyramine and octopamine are decarboxylation products of the amino acid tyrosine. Although tyramine is the biological precursor of octopamine, both compounds are independent neurotransmitters, acting through various G-protein coupled receptors. Especially, octopamine modulates a plethora of behaviors, peripheral
The hypothesis that oral tyramine causes migraine headache in certain patients was proposed by Hanington in 1967. In all, there are 11 published reports that experimentally test the hypothesis. Six of these studies provide support for the hypothesis whereas the
Annual review of entomology, 50, 447-477 (2004-09-10)
Octopamine (OA) and tyramine (TA) are the invertebrate counterparts of the vertebrate adrenergic transmitters. They are decarboxylation products of the amino acid tyrosine, with TA as the biological precursor of OA. Nevertheless, both compounds are independent neurotransmitters that act through
Tyrosinase activity is monitored by pi-donor-acceptor force interactions between a bipyridinium-modified AFM tip and the biocatalytic reaction product generated on a tyramine- (or dopamine-) modified surface. Upon oxidation of the surface to dopaquinone as a result of tyrosinase activity, force
Journal of clinical pharmacology, 29(6), 529-532 (1989-06-01)
Reports of hypertensive reactions from monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI) began to proliferate in the early 1960s. Asatoor did extensive research and found that the combination of an MAOI and a food containing tyramine resulted in the hypertensive interaction ("the cheese