monoamine oxidase
noun
: an enzyme that deaminates monoamines oxidatively and that functions in the nervous system by breaking down monoamine neurotransmitters
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Products with pseudoephedrine should not be used while taking, or within two weeks of stopping, a prescription monoamine oxidase inhibitor, which is most commonly used to treat for depression or Parkinson’s disease.
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Lucas Berenbrok, Fortune Well, 26 Oct. 2023
The medications work on an enzyme, monoamine oxidase, that boost levels of serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine in the brain, easing the symptoms of depression.
—Jodi Helmer, Fortune Well, 26 Mar. 2023
Banisteriopsis caapi is a vine that contains tetrahydroharmine, harmine, and harmaline, β-carbolinic alkaloids which are monoamine oxidase inhibitors.
—Troy Farah, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2018
The vine contains MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors), the active ingredient in early antidepressants, which helps activate the leaves.
—Sonya Collins, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2022
The compounds in question, harmine and harmaline, are both part of a group of antidepressants called MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors).
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 16 May 2022
When taking a class of antidepressants called monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) these foods can trigger a dangerous increase in blood pressure.
—Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Mar. 2018
Flash forward to today, and there are now several types of antidepressants available, from the earliest tricyclics and monoamine oxidase inhibitors to the ubiquitous modern-day selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
—Dean Burnett, The Cut, 11 Jan. 2018
Lucas Berenbrok, Fortune Well, 26 Oct. 2023
The medications work on an enzyme, monoamine oxidase, that boost levels of serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine in the brain, easing the symptoms of depression.
—Jodi Helmer, Fortune Well, 26 Mar. 2023
Banisteriopsis caapi is a vine that contains tetrahydroharmine, harmine, and harmaline, β-carbolinic alkaloids which are monoamine oxidase inhibitors.
—Troy Farah, Discover Magazine, 2 Mar. 2018
The vine contains MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors), the active ingredient in early antidepressants, which helps activate the leaves.
—Sonya Collins, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2022
The compounds in question, harmine and harmaline, are both part of a group of antidepressants called MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors).
—Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 16 May 2022
When taking a class of antidepressants called monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) these foods can trigger a dangerous increase in blood pressure.
—Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Mar. 2018
Flash forward to today, and there are now several types of antidepressants available, from the earliest tricyclics and monoamine oxidase inhibitors to the ubiquitous modern-day selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
—Dean Burnett, The Cut, 11 Jan. 2018
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