One type of photochemical reaction is the dissociation of a molecule into two fragments. Since it is the electrons that provide the bonding forces that hold atoms together into molecules, if the distribution of electrons within a molecule changes drastically, the bonding forces may also change.
Trade names: IntropinÂ®, DopastatÂ®, RevimineÂ®. Mechanistic Class: sympathomimetic, dopaminergic and Î² 1 -adrenergic agonist. Therapeutic Class: vasopressor. Mechanism of action: Dopamine is a natural catecholamine neurotransmitter and is the biological precursor to norepinephrine.It increases heart rate, cardiac contractility and blood pressure by multiple mechanisms. Dopamine causes norepinephrine release from sympathetic nerve endings.echanism of action: Dopamine is a natural catecholamine neurotransmitter and is the biological precursor to norepinephrine. It increases heart rate, cardiac contractility and blood pressure by multiple mechanisms.
Another relative of norepinephrine and epinephrine is dopamine, discovered to be a neurotransmitter in the 1950s by another Swede, Arvid Carlsson. It is an inhibitory neurotransmitter, meaning that when it finds its way to its receptor sites, it blocks the tendency of that neuron to fire.Dopamine is strongly associated with reward mechanisms in the brain. Drugs like cocaine, opium, heroin, and alcohol increase the levels of dopamine, as does nicotine.t is an inhibitory neurotransmitter, meaning that when it finds its way to its receptor sites, it blocks the tendency of that neuron to fire. Dopamine is strongly associated with reward mechanisms in the brain. Drugs like cocaine, opium, heroin, and alcohol increase the levels of dopamine, as does nicotine.