An inhibitor of monoamine oxidase selective for the type B isozyme. The drug is used as an antiparkinsonian agent. It does not give rise to the hypertensive crisis that can occur when nonselective monoamine oxidase inhibitors are taken in the presence of dietary sources of tyramine. SYN: selegiline.
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dep·re·nyl 'dep-rə-.nil n an optically active compound C13H17N that is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor esp selegiline
Medical dictionary. 2011.