monamine Chem.
(ˈmɒnəmaɪn)
[f. mono- + amine.]
= monoamine.
| 1859 Hofmann in Proc. Roy. Soc. IX. 293 Contributions towards the History of the Monamines. 1878 Kingzett Anim. Chem. 35 The amines..may be grouped into 3 classes, namely monamines, diamines, and triamines. 1943 Sumner & Somers Chem. & Methods of Enzymes xv. 269 It is probable that all of these enzymes are one and the same... The most suitable name for the enzyme would be ‘monamine oxidase’. 1969 Times 21 Feb. 10/7 The patients were receiving anti-depressant drugs known as monamine oxidase inhibitors. 1973 Sci. Amer. Sept. 121/1 It was also discovered that iproniazid acted to inhibit the enzyme monamine oxidase. (Monamines, such as serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine, are believed to act as chemical transmitters between nerve cells in the brain.) |