Tyramine is extensively used in the preparation of a variety of hydrogels for biomedical applications. It is used as a key precursor in the total synthesis of ()-mesembrine and ()-galanthamine. It can also be used in the preparation of tyramine-functionalized graphene quantum dots (GQDs) as fluorescence reporters for optical sensing of metabolites.

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Tyramine also known by several other names is a naturally occurring monoamine and trace amine derived from the amino acid tyrosine. Tyramine acts as a catecholamine releasing agent. Notably it is unable to cross the blood-brain barrier resulting in only non-psychoactive peripheral sympathomimetic effects. A hypertensive crisis can result however from ingestion of tyramine-rich foods in conjunction with monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs).