苯乙醇胺A作为一种新型的β-兴奋剂,具有促进动物蛋白质合成、提高饲料转化率的作用,但其在动物性食品中的残留物对人体健康构成威胁,故近年来引起各界学者的广泛关注.因此建立便捷高效的检测方法至关重要.主要介绍了苯乙醇胺A的理化性质、药理作用、代谢规律、毒理研究以及其在不同样品基质中残留检测的方法,对研究方法的开发与研究提供有益帮助.“,”As a new type of β-adrenergic agonist,phenylethanolamine A has the effect of promoting animal protein synthesis and improving feed conversion,but its residues in animal foods threaten the human health.Therefore,it has attracted wide attention from all walks of life in recent years.Hence,it is important to establish a convenient and high efficient method for testing phenylethanolamine A.This paper mainly introduced the physical and chemical properties,pharmacological effects,metabolic regulation,toxicity of phenylethanolamine A and the testing method for residue in different sample matrices,and provided beneficial help for the development and studies on these methods.