3,4-dihydroxystyrene
Sign in to save3,4-Dihydroxystyrene (DHS) is a centrally-acting inhibitor of the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PH). It is likely that DHS and other PH inhibitors will never have clinical applications on account of their capacity for inducing hyperphenylalaninemia and phenylketonuria.
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- chemical compound
- Mass
- 136.052429
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- chemical formula
- C₈H₈O₂
- canonical SMILES
- C=CC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)O
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- 3,4-Dihydroxystyrene
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3,4-Dihydroxystyrene (DHS) is a centrally-acting inhibitor of the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PH). It is likely that DHS and other PH inhibitors will never have clinical applications on account of their capacity for inducing hyperphenylalaninemia and phenylketonuria.
== See also == Phenylalanine hydroxylase
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