monoamine
One amine group
A monoamine is a molecule containing one amino group connected to an aromatic ring by a two-carbon chain.
The term appears most often in neuroscience, where monoamine neurotransmitters—dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine—regulate mood, attention, and reward.
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) are antidepressants that block the enzyme breaking down these chemicals.
Mood-regulating brain chemical
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
- norepinephrineAlertness and stress hormone
- epinephrineAdrenal stress hormone
- histamineAllergy-response compound
tyramine · tryptamine · melatonin · catecholamine · biosynthesis · vesicle · synapse · receptor
Enzyme-inhibiting psychiatric medication
- SSRIAntidepressant medication class abbreviation
- SNRIPsychiatric medication class
- antidepressantDrug treating persistent despair
- tricyclicTriple-ring chemical structure
inhibitor · reuptake · agonist · antagonist · psychostimulant · bioavailability · half-life · substrate
Prolonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
- schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
- moodPrevailing emotional condition
psychosis · ADHD · addiction · anhedonia · dysregulation · imbalance · hypothesis · deficit
serotonin
Mood-regulating brain chemical
- dopamineReward-linked neural messenger
- norepinephrineAlertness and stress hormone
- epinephrineAdrenal stress hormone
histamine · tyramine · tryptamine · melatonin · catecholamine · biosynthesis · vesicle · synapse · receptor · reuptake
MAOI
Enzyme-inhibiting psychiatric medication
- SSRIAntidepressant medication class abbreviation
- SNRIPsychiatric medication class
- antidepressantDrug treating persistent despair
tricyclic · inhibitor · reuptake · agonist · antagonist · psychostimulant · bioavailability · half-life · substrate · affinity
depression
Prolonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- bipolarHaving two opposite poles
- schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
mood · psychosis · ADHD · addiction · anhedonia · dysregulation · imbalance · hypothesis · deficit · dysfunction
monoaminediamine
Double amino compound
peptide · polypeptide · protein · macromolecule · cadaverine
monoamineneuropeptide
Neuronal protein-like signaling molecule
acetylcholine · GABA · glutamate · glycine · endorphin
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