Monoaminergic

Monoaminergic means "working on monoamine neurotransmitters", which include serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and histamine.

A monoaminergic, or monoaminergic drug, is a chemical, which functions to directly modulate the serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and/or histamine neurotransmitter systems in the brain. Monoaminergics include catecholaminergics (which can be further divided into adrenergics and dopaminergics), serotonergics, and histaminergics.

Examples of monoaminergic drugs include monoamine precursors, monoamine receptor modulators, monoamine reuptake inhibitors, monoamine releasing agents, and monoamine metabolism modulators such as monoamine oxidase inhibitors.

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Monoaminergics
α1
Agonists
Antagonists
α2
Agonists
Antagonists
β
Agonists
Antagonists
  • See also: Receptor/signaling modulators
  • Dopaminergics
  • Serotonergics
  • Monoamine reuptake inhibitors
  • Monoamine releasing agents
  • Monoamine metabolism modulators
  • Monoamine neurotoxins
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D1-like
Agonists
PAMs
Antagonists
D2-like
Agonists
Antagonists
  • See also: Receptor/signaling modulators
  • Adrenergics
  • Serotonergics
  • Monoamine reuptake inhibitors
  • Monoamine releasing agents
  • Monoamine metabolism modulators
  • Monoamine neurotoxins
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H1
Agonists
Antagonists
  • Unknown/unsorted: Azanator
  • Belarizine
  • Elbanizine
  • Flotrenizine
  • GSK1004723
  • Napactadine
  • Tagorizine
  • Trelnarizine
  • Trenizine
H2
Agonists
Antagonists
H3
Agonists
Antagonists
H4
Agonists
Antagonists
See also
Receptor/signaling modulators
Monoamine metabolism modulators
Monoamine reuptake inhibitors
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MT1Tooltip Melatonin receptor 1
MT2Tooltip Melatonin receptor 2
Unsorted
  • Agonists: 2-Phenylmelatonin
  • 5-Methoxyluzindole
  • 6-Chloromelatonin
  • 6-Fluoromelatonin
  • 6-Methoxymelatonin
  • 6,7-Dichloro-2-methylmelatonin
  • 8-M-PDOT
  • AMMTC
  • GR-135,531 (of MT3Tooltip melatonin receptor 1C)
  • N-Acetyltryptamine
  • N-Butanoylmelatonin
  • N-Propionylmelatonin
  • S-24268
  • S-25150
  • See also: Receptor/signaling modulators
  • Adrenergics
  • Dopaminergics
  • Serotonergics
  • Monoamine metabolism modulators
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5-HT1
5-HT1A
5-HT1B
5-HT1D
5-HT1E
5-HT1F
5-HT2
5-HT2A
5-HT2B
5-HT2C
5-HT37
5-HT3
5-HT4
5-HT5A
5-HT6
5-HT7
  • See also: Receptor/signaling modulators
  • Adrenergics
  • Dopaminergics
  • Melatonergics
  • Monoamine reuptake inhibitors and releasing agents
  • Monoamine metabolism modulators
  • Monoamine neurotoxins
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Types
Classes
Enzyme
see Enzyme inhibition
Ion channel
See Ion channel modulators
Receptor &
transporter
BA/M
Adrenergic
Dopaminergic
Histaminergic
Serotonergic
AA
GABAergic
Glutamatergic
Cholinergic
Cannabinoidergic
Opioidergic
Other
Miscellaneous
  • Cofactor (see Enzyme cofactors)
  • Precursor (see Amino acids)
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