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3-iodo-alpha-methyltyrosine

under Methyltyrosines
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More on Methyltyrosines Definition: A group of compounds that are methyl derivatives of the amino acid TYROSINE.     
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
3-iodo-alpha-methyltyrosine [ 123I-IMT,3-(123I)iodo-L-alpha-methyl tyrosine,3-(125I)iodo-alpha-methyl-L-tyrosine,3-iodo-alpha-methyltyrosine, (DL)-isomer,3-iodo-alpha-methyltyrosine, (L)-isomer,3-iodo-alpha-methyltyrosine, 123I-labeled,3-iodo-alpha-methyltyrosine, 123I-labeled, (L)-isomer,3-iodo-alpha-methyltyrosine, 131I-labeled, (D)-isomer,3-iodo-alpha-methyltyrosine, 131I-labeled, (DL)-isomer,3-iodo-alpha-methyltyrosine, 131I-labeled, (L)-isomer,L-3-(123)I-iodo alpha-methyltyrosine,L-3-iodo alpha-methyltyrosine ]
  used for SPECT imaging of brain tumors; RN given refers to unlabeled cpd without stereoisomeric designation 		14684-02-7   *Methyltyrosines Iodine Radioisotopes
Pharma Action Radiopharmaceuticals 		Eur J Nucl Med 1981;6(5):227

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