different between pyrocatechol vs catecholamine

English

Etymology

pyro- +? catechol

Noun

pyrocatechol (countable and uncountable, plural pyrocatechols)

1. (organic chemistry) A dihydric phenol, benzene-1,2-diol, present in some tars.

Synonyms

• catechol

English

Etymology

catechol +? -amine

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kat??k??l?mi?n/, /kat??k?l?mi?n/

Noun

catecholamine (plural catecholamines)

1. (biochemistry) Any of a class of aromatic amines derived from pyrocatechol that are hormones produced by the adrenal gland.
   • 1988, Lubert Stryer, Biochemistry, 3rd edition, p. 1025:

     Epinephrine and dopamine are two other catecholamine transmitters.

   • 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin 2012, p. 746:

     The catecholamines are used in several motivational and emotional systems of the brain, and their concentration is regulated by proteins that break them down or recycle them.

Hypernyms

• benzenediol

Hyponyms

See also Thesaurus:catecholamine

Derived terms

• catecholaminergic
• catecholaminic

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