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Also known as alkanolamines, amino alcohol

In organic chemistry, alkanolamines (amino alcohols) are organic compounds that contain both hydroxyl () and amino (, , and ) functional groups on an alkane backbone. Alkanolamine's bifunctionality and physicochemical characteristics lead to its use in many applications, such as textiles, cosmetics, agricultural chemical intermediates, drugs, and metal working fluids. Alkanolamines are present in many approved drugs and thousands of natural products. Two amino acids are alkanolamines, formally speaking: serine and hydroxyproline. Tropane alkaloids such as Methanolamine.svg|Methanolamine, fro

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  • 1,3- to 1,7-amino alcohols
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In organic chemistry, alkanolamines (amino alcohols) are organic compounds that contain both hydroxyl () and amino (, , and ) functional groups on an alkane backbone. Alkanolamine's bifunctionality and physicochemical characteristics lead to its use in many applications, such as textiles, cosmetics, agricultural chemical intermediates, drugs, and metal working fluids. Alkanolamines are present in many approved drugs and thousands of natural products. Two amino acids are alkanolamines, formally speaking: serine and hydroxyproline. Tropane alkaloids such as

Methanolamine.svg|Methanolamine, from the reaction of ammonia with formaldehyde Ethanolamine.svg|Ethanolamine 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol.svg|2-Amino-2-methyl-1-propanol is a precursor to oxazolines valinol.svg|Valinol is derived from the amino acid valine Sphingosine structure.svg|Sphingosine is a component of some cell membranes.

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