α-methyltyrosine

noun

α-meth·yl·ty·ro·sine | \ ˌal-fə-ˌmeth-əl-ˈtī-rə-ˌsēn

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Medical Definition of α-methyltyrosine

: a compound C₁₀H₁₃NO₃ that inhibits the synthesis of catecholamines but not of serotonin

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