Metirosine (α-Methyltyrosine Metyrosine AMPT) is an antihypertensive drug. It inhibits the enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase and therefore catecholamine synthesis which as a consequence depletes the levels of the catecholamines dopamine adrenaline and noradrenaline in the body.
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