儿茶酚胺（英语：Catecholamine）是具有儿茶酚核的（苯乙）胺类化合物的统称，是由肾上腺产生的一类应激拟交感“斗或逃”（Fight or Flight）激素。最重要的儿茶酚胺是肾上腺素（Epinephrine）、去甲肾上腺素（正肾上腺素）和多巴胺（Dopamine），均是从苯丙氨酸和酪氨酸合成。去甲肾上腺素在中枢神经系统内分布广泛，含量较多，而肾上腺素含量则较少。多巴胺主要集中在锥体外系部位，也是一种神经介质。它们是重要的典型的肾上腺素受体激动剂。不少精神兴奋剂也是儿茶酚胺的类似物。
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†References for all endogenous human TAAR1 ligands are provided at List of trace amines
‡References for synthetic TAAR1 agonists can be found at TAAR1（英语：TAAR1） or in the associated compound articles. For TAAR2 and TAAR5 agonists and inverse agonists, see TAAR for references.
邻苯二酚（又称为儿茶酚）
