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Title: Dopamines chemical structure and how this helps it be a neurotransmitter?
Post by: ashoetrop on May 03, 2020, 05:49:17 PM

How does the chemical structure of dopamine lend itself to dopamine being a successful neurotransmitter?
eg. The fact it is a catechol, it particular bonding etc.

Title: Re: Dopamines chemical structure and how this helps it be a neurotransmitter?
Post by: Babcock_Hall on May 04, 2020, 09:34:14 AM

Can you give us your thoughts first?  That is a forum rule.

Title: Re: Dopamines chemical structure and how this helps it be a neurotransmitter?
Post by: rolnor on May 04, 2020, 09:55:08 AM

As you can se on several neurotransmitters they are phenetylamines, also many psykoactive drugs and medicines belong to this class.

Title: Re: Dopamines chemical structure and how this helps it be a neurotransmitter?
Post by: rolnor on May 04, 2020, 11:25:01 AM

Here is a link

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Substituted_phenethylamine