monoamine

Etymology

mono- + -amine

noun

  1. (chemistry, biochemistry) Any compound having a single amino functional group, especially a neurotransmitter.
    Dopamine and norepinephrine are so-called monoamines. 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 167
    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. 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 55

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