| Literature DB >> 745019 |
G P Reynolds, P Riederer, M Sandler, K Jellinger, D Seemann.
Abstract
Deprenyl is an inhibitor of monoamine oxidase type B, the enzyme responsible for 2-phenylethylamine oxidation, and is used in conjunction with L-Dopa therapy in Parkinson's disease. Post-mortem studies in human brain tissue have shown that after (-)deprenyl administration to parkinsonian patients amphetamine is present in concentrations up to 56 ng/g. It also could be shown that phenylethylamine concentrations are substantially increased in such patients. Phenylethylamine and amphetamine have been investigated using a gas chromatographic technique.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 745019 DOI: 10.1007/bf01246964
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neural Transm Impact factor: 3.575