Parachlorophenylalanine

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Parachlorophenylalanine chemical structure Parachlorophenylalanine
2-amino-3-(4-chlorophenyl)propanoic acid IUPAC name
CAS number 7424-00-2	ATC code [[ATC_code_|]][1]
PubChem 4652	DrugBank [2]
Chemical formula	{{{chemical_formula}}}
Molecular weight	199.634 g/mol
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Parachlorophenylalanine (p-Chlorophenylalanine, PCPA) aka Fenclonine is a synthetic amino acid which acts as a selective and irreversible inhibitor of tryptophan hydroxylase, which is a rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of serotonin. Fenclonine consequently depletes serotonin in the body and reduces its actions, acting as an indirect serotonin antagonist. It is used in scientific research to investigate the effects of serotonin depletion on behaviour.

See also

• Phenylalanine
• α-Methyltyrosine
• Serotonin antagonists

Further reading

Books

• Harvey, B. H., Naciti, C., Brand, L., & Stein, D. J. (2004). Serotonin and Stress: Protective or Malevolent Actions in the Biobehavioral Response to Repeated Trauma? New York, NY: New York Academy of Sciences.
• Boranic, M., Pericic, D., Poljak-Blazi, M., Sverko, V., & Marotti, T. (1987). Suppression of immune response in rats by stress and drugs interfering with metabolism of serotonin. New York, NY: New York Academy of Sciences.

Papers

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Dissertations

• Balander, R. J. (1979). Neural and endocrine control of mating behavior in selected mating lines of chickens and quail: Dissertation Abstracts International.
• Dudley, V. (1989). Aggression in female hamsters as a function of reproductive state and availability of serotonin: Dissertation Abstracts International.
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• Gibbons, J. L. (1976). Serotonergic mechanisms and predatory aggression: The effects produced by PCPA, tryptophan injections, and a tryptophan-free diet on mouse killing behavior by rats: Dissertation Abstracts International.
• Hartse, K. M. (1978). A pharmacological comparison of sleep-related reptilian spike potentials and mammalian limbic spike potentials: Dissertation Abstracts International.
• Johnston, W. L. (1991). Role of brain serotonin in the control of food intake by rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss: Dissertation Abstracts International.
• Kraemer, G. W. (1978). Effects of alterations in biogenic amine metabolism on the protest-despair response to peer separation in rhesus monkeys: Dissertation Abstracts International.
• Marks, G. A. (1979). Central phasic activity associated with REM sleep in the albino rat: The homologue of the PGO spike: Dissertation Abstracts International.
• Pohl, R. W. (1979). Adventitious taste aversion conditioning: Contaminant of psychopharmacological research: Dissertation Abstracts International.
• Smith, R. F. (1977). Ascending serotonergic system modulating footshock sensitivity in the rat: Dissertation Abstracts International.

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