Neurotransmitters classification

Neurotransmitters classification

1)   Amines

i)   Acetylcholine (Ach):  Acetylcholine was the first compound to be identified pharmacologically as a transmitter in the CNS

ii)  Monoamines

Ø  Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine)

Ø  Catecholamines (Norepinephrine, epinephrine, dopamine)

2)  Peptide (opioid peptides (eg, enkephalins, endorphins), neurotensin, substance P, somatostatin, cholecystokinin, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, neuropeptide Y, and thyrotropin-releasing hormone)

3)  Amino acid: they fall into two categories: the acidic amino acid glutamate and the neutral amino acids glycine and GABA. (glutamate, GABA, Glycine, Asparate)

4)  Other  (Nitric oxide (NO), Endocannabinoids)