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monoamine
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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.
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Label
monoamine
Subsets
3_STAR
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chebi_ontology
has related synonym
naturally occurring monoamines, naturally occurring monoamine, monoamines
id
CHEBI:63534