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Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Organic Chemicals [D02] » Hydrocarbons » Hydrocarbons, Cyclic » Hydrocarbons, Aromatic » Benzene Derivatives » Benzophenones » Tolcapone
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Organic Chemicals [D02] » Hydrocarbons » Hydrocarbons, Cyclic » Hydrocarbons, Aromatic » Benzene Derivatives » Phenols » Nitrophenols » Tolcapone
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Organic Chemicals [D02] » Ketones » Benzophenones » Tolcapone
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Organic Chemicals [D02] » Nitro Compounds » Nitrophenols » Tolcapone
Description
A benzophenone and nitrophenol compound that acts as an inhibitor of CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE, an enzyme involved in the metabolism of DOPAMINE and LEVODOPA. It is used in the treatment of PARKINSON DISEASE in patients for whom levodopa is ineffective or contraindicated. MeSH
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