Characteristics of catechol O-methyl-transferase (COMT) and properties of selective COMT inhibitors

Prog Drug Res. 1992:39:291-350. doi: 10.1007/978-3-0348-7144-0_9.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Catechol O-Methyltransferase / genetics
  • Catechol O-Methyltransferase / metabolism*
  • Catechol O-Methyltransferase Inhibitors*
  • Dopamine / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Levodopa / metabolism
  • Levodopa / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Catechol O-Methyltransferase Inhibitors
  • Levodopa
  • Catechol O-Methyltransferase
  • Dopamine