monoamine

English

Etymology

From mono- +‎ -amine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɒnəʊˈeɪmiːn/

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Noun

monoamine (plural monoamines)

1. (chemistry, biochemistry) Any compound having a single amino functional group, especially a neurotransmitter.
   • 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 167:

     Dopamine and norepinephrine are so-called monoamines.

   • 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 55:

     The first effective drugs used to treat clinical depression were compounds that act by enhancing the activity of chemicals known as monoamines in the brain.

Derived terms

• monoamine oxidase/monoamine oxydase
• monoaminergic

Translations

compound having a single amino functional group

Chinese: Mandarin: 一元胺 (yīyuánān)