Term Name: salsolinol
Synonyms: (+-)-salsolinol, (1RS)-1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-6,7-diol, (RS)-SAL, (RS)-salsolinol, rac-1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-6,7-diol, racemic salsolinol
Definition: A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of (R)- and (S)-salsolinol. It is a dopamine metabolite that is toxic to dopaminergic neurons and involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:194220]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: racemate
has_part: (R)-salsolinol (S)-salsolinol
has_role: neurotoxin