Talk:Catecholamine
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[edit] INN vs BAN
I think it makes sense to use the INN (i.e. epinephrine) over the BAN (i.e. adrenaline). AFAIK, this is convention at WP-- see paracetamol (acetaminophen) and pethidine (meperidine). Nephron T|C 06:01, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
The above suggestion is a valid point. I would like to say that I remember writing on this article when it was a stub and am guilty of using the BAN over the INN. This is a result of my being taught in the UK and raises another point. Of the younger users within the UK, very few will be able to identify Epinephrine as opposed to Adrenaline due to level of eductaion. In this case, I would suggest the use of "Epinephrine", but a note at the beginning stating that they are exactly the same. (Mubinchoudhury 22:06, 22 December 2006 (UTC))
I'm a first year university student and most UK-written physiology books now make a point of adrenaline and epinephrine being two ways of saying the same thing. I'd imagine most UK students can deduce this now a days. --Iscariot 23:26, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Structure of NE (norepinephrine)
I was checking out the page and i see that NE has an OH at the bottom position, shouldn't it be at the upper left (3') position? I'm not 100% sure on the nomenclature but i think it goes counter clockwise (because of the doublebond)
If my nomenclature is right and since you can't change the conformation of a benzene ring and since all catecholamines should have hydroxyl groups at the 3' and 4' positions then that image should be updated
Thanks!
Prz36 05:18, 29 March 2007 (UTC) : )
EDIT: well i guess technically it doesnt matter (they both are right), but i do think epinephrine and norepinephrine should match in the way the structures look. thanks again Prz36 05:24, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
