Proteinogenic Amines
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Proteinogenic amines, also called biogenic amines, are a group of nitrogenous organic compounds of basic nature found in the body. This category includes fatty and cyclic amines (primary, secondary, and tertiary), structural substances, hormones, metabolic end products, and putrefaction products.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
PROTEINOGENIC AMINES, or biogenic amines, a collective name proposed by Guggenheim for various nitrogenous organic compounds of basic nature found in the body. Proteinogenic amines include both fatty and cyclic amines—primary, secondary, and tertiary. Proteinogenic amines include both structural substances and hormones and end products of metabolism and products of putrefaction. Examples of the most important proteinogenic amines: choline, neurine, betaine, ptomaines, derivatives of guanidine, histamine, tyramine, adrenaline, derivatives of pyridine. The concept 'proteinogenic amines' is a collective one, and their assignment to one group appears artificial.
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“Proteinogenic Amines.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/proteinogenic-amines/