A student nurse is studying the effect of the drug isocarboxazid (Marplan)on neurobiology.The student should recognize that the neurotransmitter serotonin is catabolized by which enzyme?
A) Glycosyltransferase
B) Peptidase
C) Polymerase
D) Monoamine oxidase

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Serotonin that is not returned to be stored in the axon terminal vesicles is catabolized by the enzyme monoamine oxidase.A monoamine oxidase inhibitor,such as Marplan,inhibits this catabolism,providing more available serotonin at the neuron synapse.

A Student Nurse Is Studying the Effect of the Drug