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ractopamine
- Term ID
- CHEBI:82644
- Synonyms
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- (+-)-all-rac-p-hydroxy-alpha-({[3-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-1-methylpropyl]amino}methyl)benzyl alcohol
- ractopamina
- ractopamine
- ractopaminum
- Definition
- A diastereoisomeric mixture of approximately equal amounts of all four possible diastereoisomers of 4-(1-hydroxy-2-{[4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)butan-2-yl]amino}ethyl)phenol. A β-adrenergic agonist, it is used (generally as the hydrochloride salt) as a feed additive for use in pigs and other livestock to promote protein deposition, resulting in leaner meat. The R,R diastereoisomer, butopamine, is responsible for most of the leanness-enhancing effects. While use of ractopamine has been banned in over 120 countries including throughout the EU, in the US it used in an estimated 80% of all beef, pork and turkey production.
- References
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- cas:97825-25-7
- pubmed:12597381
- pubmed:24128546
- pubmed:24200573
- pubmed:24444392
- pubmed:24465573
- pubmed:24548851
- pubmed:24569651
- pubmed:24621596
- pubmed:24799633
- pubmed:24853343
- pubmed:25057027
- wikipedia.en:Ractopamine
- Ontology
- ChEBI ( EBI )
- Resources
- CTD
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from ractopamine
Phenotype where environments contain ractopamine
Phenotype modified by environments containing ractopamine
Phenotype affecting ractopamine
Human Disease Model