Posted by Caleb462 on May 22, 2003, at 22:45:24
In reply to Re: more details » stjames, posted by Larry Hoover on May 22, 2003, at 20:51:47
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> > > There is a structural similarity between amphetamine and ephedrine/pseudoephedrine. I won't bore you with the chemistry, but Ritalin (methylphenidate) is metabolized to amphetamine.
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> > Seems to me I remember one of the MAOI's is
> > metabolized to an amphetamine
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> Ooops. My bad. Methylphenidate does not metabolize to amphetamine. It is nearly completely de-esterified to ritalinic acid, which is excreted in urine.
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> There is an MAOI that metabolizes to amphetamine, and amphetamine is an MAOI.
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> Thanks for catching my mistake.
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> Lar
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>It has been suggested that tranylcypromine (Parnate) metabolizes into methamphetamine, but this has been proved false. It is structurally related to amphetamine though.
Amphetamine is an MAOI? I would assume a very weak one then?
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