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The design and evaluation of an l-dopa-lazabemide prodrug for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease
(MDPI, 2017)
l-Dopa, the metabolic precursor of dopamine, is the treatment of choice for the symptomatic relief of the advanced stages of Parkinson’s disease. The oral bioavailability of l-dopa, however, is only about 10% to 30%, and ...
The monoamine oxidase inhibition properties of selected structural analogues of methylene blue
(Elsevier, 2017)
The thionine dye, methylene blue (MB), is a potent inhibitor of monoamine oxidase (MAO) A, a property that may, at least in part, mediate its antidepressant effects in humans and animals. The central inhibition of MAO-A ...
The evaluation of 1,4-benzoquinones as inhibitors of human monoamine oxidase
(Elsevier, 2017)
The monoamine oxidase (MAO) enzymes are of considerable pharmacological interest and inhibitors are used in the clinic for the treatment of major depressive disorder and Parkinson's disease. A limited number of studies ...