Compound

phenylethanolamine

An ammonium ion that is the conjugate acid of phenylethanolamine arising from protonation of the primary amino group; major species at pH 7.3.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:57741), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:57741ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of phenylethanolamine — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound, cation
Formula: C8H12NO
Mass: 138.19 g/mol
Charge: +1
InChIKey: ULSIYEODSMZIPX-UHFFFAOYSA-O
SMILES: [NH3+]CC(O)c1ccccc1
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

1 entity

1 entities reached.

0 reported hops1 assembled from the scaffold

PNMTProteinUNIPROT:P11086substrate ofInferred only12 paths12 endpoints

What the reference databases state

Statements

1 statement

1 statement · 1 reference database · Subject: phenylethanolamine · Sources: Rhea

Order

phenylethanolamine is a substrate of PNMTProteinRhea RHEA:12176Inferred only

Reactions

1 reaction

phenylethanolamine+S-adenosyl-L-methionineN-methylphenylethanolamine+S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine+hydron
Catalysed by PNMT
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:12176CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

5 names

Resolves to: phenylethanolamine

Also called: 2-ammonio-1-phenylethanol2-azaniumyl-1-phenylethanol2-hydroxy-2-phenylethan-1-aminiumphenylethanolaminium cation
Systematic name: 2-hydroxy-2-phenylethanaminium