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Tritium labelling of insect neurotransmitter and TAAR1 agonist (±)-octopamine

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The tritiation of (±)-octopamine is described.

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We would like to acknowledge the contribution of Dr. Puliyer Srinivasan of PerkinElmer Life Sciences & Technology in obtaining the NMR spectra.

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Ahern, D.G., Patterson, P.S. & Filer, C.N. Tritium labelling of insect neurotransmitter and TAAR1 agonist (±)-octopamine. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 300, 1191–1194 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-014-3099-9

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