What is Phenylethylamine
It is a phenyl group substituted by an ethan-1-amine in the second position.
Where is it ?
In chocolate, wine and goat's cheese, but it is also naturally produced by the human body.
When it is missing, there is a feeling of fatigue and depression, while when it is redundant it causes nervousness.
It has a stimulating action on the brain (1) that transmits to the body a sense of efficiency and increased activity.
Molecular Formula : C8H11N
Molecular Weight : 121.183 g/mol
CAS : 64-04-0
- Synonyms :
- 2-phenylethylamine
- phenylethylamine
- b-phenylethylamine
- 2-Amino-1-phenylethane
- 1-Amino-2-phenylethane
- EINECS 200-574-4
References_____________________________
(1) 2-Phenylethylamine and Amphetamine in Human Brain: Effects of L-Deprenyl in Parkinson's Disease - GAVIN P. REYNOLDS, PETER RIEDERER and MERTON SANDLER - Department of Chemical Pathology, Bernhard Baron Memorial Research Laboratories, Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital, Goldhawk Road, London W6 0XG, U.K.
(2) The enigma of conditioned taste aversion learning: stimulus properties of 2-phenylethylamine derivatives.
Greenshaw AJ, Turrkish S, Davis BA.
Neurochemical Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
