鄰氨基苯甲酸醯胺（Avenanthramides）是很多酚類生物鹼的通稱，主要存在燕麥中，但在蝴蝶及其卵（大菜粉蝶和菜青蟲）及真菌感染的康乃馨中也有這類生物鹼[1]。許多研究指出這類的生物鹼有抗炎性、抗氧化、止癢（英語：anti-itch）、抗刺激和抗動脈粥樣硬化的效果[2][3]。其名稱Avenanthramides是由Collins在發表在燕麥中含有這類化合物時所創的名稱[4][5]。後來發現Avenanthramide是Avenalumins I, II及III的開環醯胺，是Mayama及其同事以前發表過，燕麥中的抗毒素（英語：phytoalexin）[6][7]。
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