To determine whether or not alpha-methyladrenaline (MA) is an active metabolite of alpha-methyldopa, a centrally-acting hypotensive compound, we measured MA in the rat brain using the high-performance liquid chromatographic electrochemical detection method. After five daily treatments of alpha-methyldopa given twice daily a dose of 40 mg/kg, we found trace amounts of MA in the hypothalamus and ...

ALPHA-METHYLDOPA (a-methyl-3,4-diIA hydroxy-L-phenylalanine [Aldomet]) is a useful antihypertensive agent with sedative and aromatic L-amino decarboxylase-inhibiting properties.'-7 It has several advantages over other potent antihypertensive drugs in current use. Reduction in blood pressure is achieved gradually and occurs in the lying as well as in the standing position. The lack of marked pos...

the conditional formal potential, e°′of methyldopa has been studied by cyclic voltammetry at the surface of activated glassy carbon electrode (agce) as the working electrode in different ph phosphate buffered solutions. the experimental standard redox potential, e°′, of methyldopa is obtained to be 0.72 mv versus she (standard hydrogen electrode). e°′ values have also been calculated with the a...

Hypertension often coexists with hyperlipidemia, insulin resistance, and glucose intolerance, a comorbidity known as metabolic syndrome X. Different antihypertensives have mixed effects on these associated abnormalities. We compared three antihypertensives in the spontaneously hypertensive obese rat model of syndrome X. Moxonidine (4 mg/kg), an imidazoline and alpha2-adrenergic agonist, alpha-m...