National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor

Synonyms

MAO inhibitor

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor

monoamine oxidase inhibitor

MAO Inhibitors

MAOI

Definitions

Any substance that inhibits monoamine oxidase (MAO), an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidative deamination of monoamines and plays a role in the inactivation of neurotransmitters.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C667

ALT_DEFINITION

A type of drug used to treat depression. It stops the breakdown of certain chemicals in the brain that help improve a person's mood. A monoamine oxidase inhibitor is a type of antidepressant.

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:38623

code

C667

DEFINITION

Any substance that inhibits monoamine oxidase (MAO), an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidative deamination of monoamines and plays a role in the inactivation of neurotransmitters.

FULL_SYN

MAO inhibitor

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor

monoamine oxidase inhibitor

MAO Inhibitors

MAOI

label

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor

Legacy Concept Name

Monoamine_Oxidase_Inhibitor

Preferred_Name

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C667

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

UMLS_CUI

C0026457

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C471

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