MONOAMINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does monoamine mean? 

• MONOAMINE (noun)
  The noun MONOAMINE has 1 sense:

1. a molecule containing one amine group (especially one that is a neurotransmitter)

  Familiarity information: MONOAMINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MONOAMINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A molecule containing one amine group (especially one that is a neurotransmitter)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("monoamine" is a kind of...):

amine; aminoalkane (a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "monoamine"):

monoamine neurotransmitter (a monoamine that is functionally important in neural transmission)

 Context examples 

Aminobenzoate potassium increases oxygen uptake at the tissue level and may enhance monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity, which requires oxygen as a substrate.

(Aminobenzoate Potassium, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic tricyclic derivative, antidepressant Imipramine enhances monoamine neurotransmission in certain areas of the brain.

(Imipramine, NCI Thesaurus)

A monoamine oxidase inhibitor is a type of antidepressant.

(Monoamine oxidase inhibitor, NCI Dictionary)

A monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor with antidepressant activity.

(Pargyline, NCI Thesaurus)

Increased serotonin levels augment the antidepressant action of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and monoamine oxidase inhibitors.

(Pindolol, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of pargyline, a monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor with antidepressant activity.

(Pargyline Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of dopamine, a monoamine compound with positive inotropic activity.

(Dopamine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic oxazolidinone derivative, Linezolid selectively inhibits an early step in bacterial protein synthesis and affects blood pressure through monoamine oxidase inhibition.

(Linezolid, NCI Thesaurus)

A monoamine compound with positive inotropic activity.

(Dopamine, NCI Thesaurus)

Aminobenzoic acid may also increase oxygen uptake at the tissue level and may enhance monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity to promote the degradation of serotonin, which in excess, may lead to fibrotic changes.

(Aminobenzoic acid, NCI Thesaurus)