(+,-)-Octopamine HCl

• CAT Number: A001225
• CAS Number: 770-05-8
• Molecular Formula: C8H11NO2 • HCl
• Molecular Weight: 189.6
• Purity: 98%
• Storage: 3 years -20C powder
• IUPAC Name: 4-(2-amino-1-hydroxyethyl)phenol;hydrochloride
• InChI: InChI=1S/C8H11NO2.ClH/c9-5-8(11)6-1-3-7(10)4-2-6;/h1-4,8,10-11H,5,9H2;1H
• InChIKey: PUMZXCBVHLCWQG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: C1=CC(=CC=C1C(CN)O)O.Cl

Octopamine (OA), a biogenic monoamine structurally related to noradrenaline, acts as a neurohormone, a neuromodulator and a neurotransmitter in invertebrates.
Octopamine is present in relatively high concentrations in neuronal as well as in non-neuronal tissues of most invertebrate species studied, and modulates almost every physiological process. Octopamine acts as neurohormone including desensitization of sensory inputs, influence on learning and memory, or regulation of the mood of the animal in the central nervous system. Octopamine is the only neuroactive non-peptide transmitter whose physiological role is restricted to invertebrates, and all octopamine receptors belong to the family of G-protein coupled receptors.
Octopamine (10 mg/mL) is necessary for the acquisition of sugar memory in Drosophila.