Phenylpropanolamine (CED0006702)

Phenylpropanolamine is an organic compound with the chemical formula C9H13NO and an average molecular weight of 151.21 g/mol. Phenylpropanolamine belongs to the phenylpropanes, a subclass of benzene and substituted derivatives within the organic compounds. It is classified under the superclass of benzenoids. The compound has been identified in or released from 22 recorded sources across several categories. Within healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and veterinary products, it is found in nasal preparations. In the sector of food, food processing, and cookware, it is associated with the preparation of malt and fermentation processes for beer. Its presence is also recorded in building and construction materials, specifically tents or canopies, roofs, and fencing. Additionally, it is found in household cleaning and consumer products, including tobacco smoke filters, tobacco product cases, pipe accessories, other smoking requisites, and cigar cigarettes. It is further identified in electrical and electronic equipment, such as electrically stimulated smoking devices, electric switches, communication cables or conductors, antennas, fixed capacitors and their manufacture, and six other sources. Regarding its biological activity, phenylpropanolamine acts as an agonist, inhibitor, or partial agonist for seven recorded protein targets. These include the D(1A) dopamine receptor (DRD1), the Beta-1 adrenergic receptor (ADRB1), the Beta-2 adrenergic receptor (ADRB2), the Alpha-2A adrenergic receptor (ADRA2A), and three other proteins. The recorded route of exposure for this compound is oral.