vitaminergic

English

Etymology

vitamin +‎ -ergic.

Adjective

vitaminergic (not comparable)

1. (rare, biochemistry, neuroscience) Produced or activated by a vitamin
   • 1995, Alfonso R. Gennaro, Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy:

     Its vitaminergic actions and uses are identical to those of the hydrochloride.

   • 2001 September, S. Karanth, W. H. Yu, A. Walczewska, C. A. Mastronardi, S. M. McCann, Ascorbic acid stimulates gonadotropin release by autocrine action by means of NO, in Proc Natl Acad Sci USA (98(20): 11783–11788)

     We hypothesize that AA is a vitaminergic transmitter that activates the release of both FSH and LH from the anterior pituitary gland.

     A schematic diagram of the hypothesized mechanism of action of AA as a vitaminergic neurotransmitter.

   • 2013, N. S. Minka, J. O. Ayo, “Physiological and behavioral responses of goats to 12-hour road transportation, lairage and grazing periods, and the modulatory role of ascorbic acid”, in Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications:

     Ascorbic acid (AA) is a potent antioxidant that is known to affect mood, and it is the first known vitaminergic neurotransmitter (Karanth et al., 2000; Balz, 2003).