arylalkylamine

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Etymology

aryl + alkyl + amine

Noun

arylalkylamine (plural arylalkylamines)

  1. (organic chemistry) A secondary or tertiary amine that has both an alkyl and an aryl group connected to the nitrogen atom
    • 2015 July 15, Gang Xu et al., “De novo assembly and characterization of central nervous system transcriptome reveals neurotransmitter signaling systems in the rice striped stem borer, Chilo suppressalis”, in BMC Genomics, volume 16, →DOI:
      Dopamine is also utilized by NBAD synthase ( ebony ) and arylalkylamine N-acetyl transferase (aaNAT) to produce pigments other than melanin.

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