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tyramine
Decarboxylation product of tyrosine.
Tyramine-containing foods
a) red wine, beer
b) dairy products cheese (except cottage, ricotta & cream cheese) sour cream yogurt
c) smoked or pickled fish
d) beef or chicken liver
e) dried sausage
f) fava or broad bean pods
g) yeast vitamin supplements
h) yeast spreads
i) some fruits bananas red plums figs raisins avocados
j) soy beans tofu soy sauce soy bean condiments miso soup
Drug interactions:
- interacts with monoamine oxidase inhibitors
Adverse effects:
- some association with migraine & cluster headaches
Specific
3-methoxytyramine; 4-(2-Aminoethyl)-2-methoxyphenol
General
amine
Database Correlations
PUBCHEM correlations
References
- Merk index, 12th edition, pg 1676
- Kaiser Permanente Northern California Regional Drug
Formulary, 1998
- http://www.medhelp.org/glossary/new/gls_4276.htm