2-Aminoalcohols are an important class of organic compounds that are often generated by the reaction of amines with epoxides: Simple alkanolamines are used as solvents, synthetic intermediates, and high-boiling bases.
Examples include prolinol (from proline), valinol (from valine), tyrosinol (from tyrosine).
Two popular drugs, often called alkanolamine beta blockers, are members of this structural class: propranolol, pindolol.
[citation needed] Most proteins and peptides contain both alcohols and amino groups.
Two amino acids are alkanolamines, formally speaking: serine and hydroxyproline.