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CHEBI:63534 - monoamine
| ChEBI ID | CHEBI:63534 |
| ChEBI Name | monoamine |
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| Definition | An aralylamino compound which contains one amino group connected to an aromatic ring by a two-carbon chain. Monoamines are derived from aromatic amino acids like phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan, and the thyroid hormones by the action of aromatic amino acid decarboxylase enzymes. |
| Last Modified | 13 April 2012 |
| Submitter | T. Berardini |
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| Chemical Role: | Bronsted base A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Brønsted acid). |
| ChEBI Ontology |
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| Outgoing Relation(s) |
| monoamine (CHEBI:63534) is a aralkylamino compound (CHEBI:64365) |
| Incoming Relation(s) |
| iloperidone (CHEBI:65173) is a monoamine (CHEBI:63534) |
| monoamine molecular messenger (CHEBI:25375) is a monoamine (CHEBI:63534) |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| monoamines | ChEBI |
| naturally occurring monoamine | ChEBI |
| naturally occurring monoamines | ChEBI |
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