Phenylephrine-d6 (hydrochloride)

Phenylephrine-d6 (hydrochloride) is deuterium labeled Phenylephrine (hydrochloride). (R)-(-)-Phenylephrine hydrochloride is a selective α1-adrenoceptor agonist with pKis of 5.86, 4.87 and 4.70 for α1D, α1B and α1A receptors respectively.

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