4-Hydroxyphenylacetone Explained

4-Hydroxyphenylacetone is the para-hydroxy analog of phenylacetone, an inactive metabolite of amphetamine in humans.[1] [2] When it occurs as a metabolite of amphetamine, it is produced directly from the inactive metabolite phenylacetone.

Notes and References

  1. Santagati NA, Ferrara G, Marrazzo A, Ronsisvalle G . Simultaneous determination of amphetamine and one of its metabolites by HPLC with electrochemical detection . J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal. . 30 . 2 . 247–55 . September 2002 . 12191709 . 10.1016/S0731-7085(02)00330-8 .
  2. Web site: 4-Hydroxyphenylacetone. NCBI. PubChem Compound. 25 October 2013.

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