| Literature DB >> 2049084 |
T Niwa1, N Takeda, H Yoshizumi, A Tatematsu, M Yoshida, P Dostert, M Naoi, T Nagatsu.
Abstract
2-Methyl-6,7-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline and 1,2-dimethyl-6,7-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline were identified for the first time as novel endogenous amines in parkinsonian and normal human brains by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. It is of interest that these tetrahydroisoquinolines are analogues of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) which produces Parkinson's disease.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 2049084 DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(91)91831-v
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575