Term Name: catecholamine
Synonyms: Catecholamine, catecholamines
Definition: 4-(2-Aminoethyl)pyrocatechol [4-(2-aminoethyl)benzene-1,2-diol] and derivatives formed by substitution.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:33567]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: aralkylamino compound catechols monoamine molecular messenger
has subtype: (-)-alpha-Methylnoradrenaline 2-Methyldopamine 4-(2-aminoethyl)-5-nitrobenzene-1,2-diol 4-(2-aminoethyl)benzene-1,2,3-triol 4-[1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)ethyl]benzene-1,2-diol 4-[2-(dipropylamino)ethyl]benzene-1,2-diol 5-(2-aminoethyl)-6-methylbenzene-1,2,4-triol 5-Hydroxydopamine alpha-methylnoradrenaline arbutamine Coryneine Cysteinyldopa dobutamine dopamine Dopamine hydrochloride Dopaxanthin dopexamine Epinephrine sulfate epinine hexoprenaline Isoetharine L-isoprenaline Metanephrine Miraxanthin-V noradrenaline Nordephrine Norepinephrine sulfate Normetanephrine oxidopamine