Posted by Shawn. T. on September 28, 2005, at 20:18:29
In reply to Re: could NMDA antagonists have neurotoxic effects? » Shawn. T., posted by Phillipa on September 28, 2005, at 19:04:10
MAOI stands for monoamine oxidase inhibitor. MAO-A is a type of monoamine oxidase. Some MAOIs inhibit both MAO-A and MAO-B. Moclobemide only inhibits the former. MAO-A catalyzes the oxidative deamination of monoamines such as serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine. Deamination is the removal of an amine group from a molecule. An amine group consists of nitrogen (and associated hydrogen atoms) attached to a carbon chain.
Shawn
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