Question

What are neurotransmitters; how are neurotransmitters classified and what are the classes (i.e. chemical classes versus structural classes) and the class characteristics?

Answer 1

A neurotransmitter is the endogenous chemicals that are responsible to enable the process of neurotransmission. Different types of chemical messengers are responsible to signal across the chemical synapse from one neuron to another. There are different type of neurotransmitters like acetylcholine, Gamma-aminobutyric acid, histamine, and serotonin which are responsible to translate the chemical synapse from one neuron to another. This neurotransmitter also regulates a different aspect of behavior along with the epinephrine and serotonin.

A neurotransmitter is classified in different classes like noradrenaline, adrenaline, glutamate. They are divided into different classes such as-

The classes and their characteristics are-

1.Monoamines -Monoamines are the class that possesses single amino group in their molecule which is formed of one amino acid two aromatic ring with a two-carbon chain. Some of the common examples are epinephrine and dopamine.

2.Amino acids -Amino acids are those organic compound which combined to form the proteins. Examples are glycine and aspartate.

3.Peptides -Peptides are are those short-chain which is formed of two amino acids that are linked with the peptide bond. Some of the common examples of peptides are oligopeptide acids and tetrapeptide.