Exam 18: Amines and Neurotransmitters

Cyclohexylammonium fluoride is soluble in water.

What are the products in the acid-base reaction shown below?

SSSRIs are antidepressants that effectively increase the concentration of serotonin.

The IUPAC name of the compound below is dimethylammonia iodide.

Alkaloids are naturally occurring amines derived from plant sources.

Fentanyl (structure shown)is a drug used for anesthesia and analgesia. There are two 2-phenylethylamine units in fentanyl.

Spermine is a compound isolated from sperm. Which of the following statements correctly describes an aqueous solution of spermine?

Too little dopamine causes schizophrenia.

A person can get sleepy after eating a turkey dinner on Thanksgiving because the unusually high level of tryptophan in turkey is converted to norepinephrine.

Atorvastatin (structure shown)is the active ingredient in Lipitor, a drug classified as a statin, used for lowering blood cholesterol. Which of these functional groups is not present in atorvastatin?

Histamine is a biologically active amine formed in many tissues from the amino acid histidine.

What is the IUPAC name of the compound shown below?

Caffeine and nicotine are alkaloids.

When an amine dissolves in water, the hydroxide ion concentration of the solution increases.

Hygrine (structure shown)is an alkaloid found mainly in coca leaves. What type of nitrogen heterocycle is present in hygrine?

Dopamine affects brain processes that control movement, emotions, and pleasure.

Which compound is the most soluble in water?

How many chirality centers are present in the amine shown below?

Arecoline is used in veterinary medicine to treat parasitic worms. Which of the following correctly describes the types of functional groups present in Arecoline?

A/An _____ is a chemical messenger that transmits nerve impulses from one nerve cell (neuron)to another cell.