monoamine

English

Etymology

mono- +‎ -amine

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɒnəʊˈeɪmiːn/

Noun

monoamine (plural monoamines)

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

     Dopamine and norepinephrine are so-called monoamines.

   • 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford 2001, p. 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
• monoaminergic