Compound Monograph

N,N-Dimethyltyramine

Alkaloids Amines & Protoalkaloids Natural (plant-derived)

N,N-Dimethyltyramine (hordenine) is a phenethylamine alkaloid occurring in barley and many other plants.

Sources · 3

Where Does It Come From?

N,N-Dimethyltyramine is a naturally occurring phenethylamine alkaloid, found in Common reed, Barley and 1 other source. It is flagged as moderately toxic.

Also found in
Barley Monograph coming soon
Common reed Monograph coming soon

Concentration

Content by Source

Concentrations not reported. No percent-dry-weight or mg/g figures have been published for this compound in its source plants.

N,N-Dimethyltyramine, commonly called hordenine, is a naturally occurring phenethylamine alkaloid found in germinating barley and a range of other plants. It behaves as a mild indirect sympathomimetic and an inhibitor of monoamine oxidase B in laboratory studies, and it appears in some supplements, though robust human data are limited.