Serotonin: Difference between revisions

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==Chemistry==
==Chemistry==
[[File:Indole_numbered.png|200px|thumb|right|Skeletal formula of indole molecule with ring positions numbered.]]
[[File:Indole_numbered.png|200px|thumb|right|Skeletal formula of indole molecule with ring positions numbered.]]
[[File:Monoamine_chain.png|300px|thumb|right|Skeletal formula of monoamine chain molecule.]]
[[File:Monoamine_chain.png|200px|thumb|right|Skeletal formula of monoamine chain molecule.]]
Serotonin is comprised of a monoamine chain attached to an indole ring at the third carbon. A monoamine chain is made up of an amine group attached to an ethane chain. This monoamine chain can be found in many neurotransmitters, including [[histamine|histamine]], [[dopamine|dopamine]], [[adrenaline|adrenaline]] and [[noradrenaline|noradrenaline]]. It's also found in many drugs, examples being [[tryptamines]] and [[phenethylamines]].
Serotonin is comprised of a monoamine chain attached to an indole ring at the third carbon. A monoamine chain is made up of an amine group attached to an ethane chain. This monoamine chain can be found in many neurotransmitters, including [[histamine|histamine]], [[dopamine|dopamine]], [[adrenaline|adrenaline]] and [[noradrenaline|noradrenaline]]. It's also found in many drugs, examples being [[tryptamines]] and [[phenethylamines]].