β-Phenylethylamine; β-Aminoethylbenzene; 1-Amino-2-phenylethane; Benzeneethanamine; PEA Occurs in the oil of bitter almonds, obtained form Prunus dulcis var. amara (Rosaceae), banana fruit, Musa sapientum (Musaceae), and algae of the...

A false neurotransmitter (see NEUROTRANSMITTERS): phenylethylamine can be taken up by noradrenaline TERMINALS and will replace NORADRENALINE in the SYNAPTIC VESICLES, before being liberated in a normal manner. It is not however particularly potent at...

A class of HALLUCINOGENS including MESCALINE and the methoxylated amphetamines, the best-known of which is MDMA (3,4 methylenedioxymethamphetamine). See also:...

Phenethylamine, or β-Phenylethylamine (2-Phenylethylamine), is an alkaloid and monoamine. Phenethylamine has also structural isomer α- or 1-phenylethylamine, which has two stereoisomers: (R)-(+)-1-phenylethylamine and (S)-(-)-1-phenylethylamine. In...