different between epinephrine vs isoprenaline

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??? (epí, “upon”) + ?????? (nephrós, “kidney”) + English -ine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p??n?f??n/

Noun

epinephrine (countable and uncountable, plural epinephrines)

1. (biochemistry, organic chemistry) A catecholamine hormone and neurotransmitter; as a hormone, secreted by the adrenal gland in response to stress (when it stimulates the autonomic nervous system); as a neurotransmitter, synthesized from norepinephrine.

   Synonym: adrenaline

Synonyms

• (hormone and neurotransmitter): 4,5-?-trihydroxy-N-methylphenethylamine

Hypernyms

• (hormone): catecholamine
• (neurotransmitter): monoamine, phenethylamine

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• adrenaline on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

Blend of isopropyl +? noradrenaline.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???.s?(?)?p??n.?.li?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?a?.s??p??n.?l.?n/

Noun

isoprenaline (countable and uncountable, plural isoprenalines)

1. (pharmacology) A sympathomimetic beta-adrenergic agonist medication, structurally similar to epinephrine and mainly used for the relief of bronchial asthma and pulmonary emphysema.

Synonyms

• isoproterenol

Derived terms

• levisoprenaline
• -prenaline (“phenethylamine derivative”)

References

• “isoprenaline”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “isoproterenol”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).