Catechol-O-Methyl Transferase: Pharmacological Aspects and Physiological Role Hans C. Guldberg and Charles A. Marsden ...
It is a derivative of catechol, an organic compound with the molecular formula C₆H₆O₂. ...
Isomer-dependent catalytic pyrolysis mechanism of the lignin model compounds catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone. Chem. Sci. ...
Scheme 1: Syntheses of the substitution products 1 and 3: a) Catechol, K2CO3, THF; 60 °C, 4 h (12%). b) Catec... ...
Hepatotoxicity with High-Dose Green Tea Extract: Effect of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase and Uridine 5-Diphospho- ... showed that early signs of liver damage were somewhat more common than normal in women with one variation in the catechol-O- ...
We also identified several enzymes potentially involved in direct degradation of HS (e.g. phenol hydroxylases or catechol ...
The major antiparkinson drugs are levodopa, dopamine-receptor agonists, amantadine, and the so-called COMT (catechol-O- ... The major antiparkinson drugs are levodopa, dopamine-receptor agonists, amantadine, and the so-called COMT (catechol-O- ... COMT inhibitors, such as tolcapone and entacapone, block the enzymatic breakdown of dopamine by the catechol-O- ...
M00568 Catechol ortho-cleavage * M00569 Catechol meta-cleavage * M00539 Cumate degradation * M00543 Biphenyl degradation ...
Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) * Some of these genes may be involved in glutaminergic (involving the neurotransmitter ... Axelrod J (August 1957). O-Methylation of Epinephrine and Other Catechols in vitro and in vivo. Science 126 (3270): 400-1. ... Rutherford K, Le Trong I, Stenkamp RE, Parson WW (June 2008). Crystal structures of human 108V and 108M catechol O- ... Fvasconcellos Cartoon diagram of human catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT) in complex with S-adenosyl methionine and 3,5- ...
The catechol-o-methyltransferase (COMT) gene has repeatedly been shown to change amygdala activity and amygdala-prefrontal ... The catechol-o-methyltransferase (COMT) gene has repeatedly been shown to change amygdala activity and amygdala-prefrontal ... The catechol-o-methyltransferase (COMT) gene has repeatedly been shown to change amygdala activity and amygdala-prefrontal ... Lachman, H. M., Papolos, D. F., Saito, T., Yu, Y. M., Szumlanski, C. L., and Weinshilboum, R. M. (1996). Human catechol-O- ...
Catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitors These drugs (eg, entacapone, tolcapone) inhibit the breakdown of levodopa and ... Catechol O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitors, always used with levodopa, particularly when response to levodopa is wearing ...
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Cytotoxic effects of catechol to neuroblastoma N2a cells. Authors: Rute M. F. Lima, Lisandro D. G. Alvarez, Maria F. D. Costa, ...
The catechol moiety of NBB derivatives governs the inhibitory activity, highlighting a key structure-activity relationship [103 ... eventually leading to formation of homovanillic acid via catechol-o-methyl transferase (COMT) [79]. Elevated levels of both of ...
Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitors. Entacapone (Comtan) is the primary medication from this class. This medication ...
Fabrication and Properties of 3D Printable Dental Composite Containing Catechol Polymer. Department of Polymer Science and ...
Cognitive impairment is a core feature of many psychiatric and neurological disorders. Currently available therapies do not significantly improve cognitive impairment. Dopaminergic neurotransmission in the prefrontal cortex is important for the regulation of cognitive function and therapeutic interventions that modulate dopaminergic function in the cortex could improve cognition. The enzyme catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is a ...
Cognitive impairment is a core feature of many psychiatric and neurological disorders. Currently available therapies do not significantly improve cognitive impairment. Dopaminergic neurotransmission in the prefrontal cortex is important for the regulation of cognitive function and therapeutic interventions that modulate dopaminergic function in the cortex could improve cognition. The enzyme catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is a ...
Towards non-surgical therapy for uterine fibroids: catechol-O-methyl transferase inhibitor shrinks uterine fibroid lesions in ...
The polymorphism generates a less-active version of the enzyme catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT), which is less efficient ... Kaptchuk et al., describe their findings in a paper titled "Catechol-O-Methyltransferase val158met Polymorphism Predicts ...
indirect mechanisms for electron injection in DSSC: Catechol and alizarin. R S nchez-de-Armas, MA San-Miguel, J Oviedo, JF Sanz ... Electronic structure and optical spectra of catechol on TiO2 nanoparticles from real time TD-DFT simulations. R S nchez-de- ...
Graphical Analysis of 6-Fluoro-L-Dopa Trapping: Effect of Inhibition of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase J.E. Holden, D. Doudet, C. ...
Just for your reference --- Resorcinol is = equal parts hydroquinone + catechol. Jessners is the preferred peeling solution for ...
Just for your reference --- Resorcinol is = equal parts hydroquinone + catechol. Jessners is the preferred peeling solution for ...
Association study of Catechol-o-methyltransferase and Alpha-1-adrenergic receptor gene polymorphisms with multiple phenotypes ... Title: Association study of Catechol-o-methyltransferase and Alpha-1-adrenergic receptor gene polymorphisms with multiple ...
Preparation and Oxidation Chemistry of the Catechol Estrogens: Relevance to Estrogen-Related Carcinogenesis and Potential for ...
The facile self-assembly of nanoscale boronate ester rectangles from linear bis-catechols and 1,4-benzene diboronic acid is ... rectangles from linear bis-catechols and 1,4-benzene diboronic acid is described. Spectroscopic and computational analyses ...
High levels of 4-catechol estrogens ratchet that up to extreme warning [5] as we have found that 4-catechol estrogens are much ... Molecular origin of cancer: catechol estrogen-3,4-quinones as endogenous tumor initiators. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 1997;94: ... induce the cytochrome enzyme Cyp1B1 that converts beneficial estradiol to potentially toxic and mutagenic 4-catechol estradiol ...
The catechol-O-methyltransferase Val108/158Met polymorphism affects short-term treatment response to mirtazapine, but not to ... COMT: Catechol-O-Methyltransferase; CIs: Confidence Intervals; CYP450: Cytochrome P450; DSM-IV: Diagnostic and Statistical ... Association between the catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met polymorphism and panic disorder: a replication. Psychiatry Res. ... The association between panic disorder and the L/L genotype of catechol-O-methyltransferase. J Psychiatr Res. 2004; 38:365-70. ...
Catechol 2,3-dioxygenases functional in oxygen-limited (hypoxic) environments. Appl Environ Microbiol 62(5):1728-1740. PMID: ...