Pharmacologic Substance
fenclonine
Subclass of:
Phenylalanine
Definitions related to fenclonine:
  • A selective and irreversible inhibitor of tryptophan hydroxylase, a rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of serotonin (5-HYDROXYTRYPTAMINE). Fenclonine acts pharmacologically to deplete endogenous levels of serotonin.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (p chlorophenylalanine) Selective and irreversible inhibitor of tryptophan hydroxylase, a rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of serotonin; acts pharmacologically to deplete endogenous levels of serotonin.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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