nitecapone
Sign in to saveNitecapone (INN; OR-462) is a drug which acts as a selective inhibitor of the enzyme catechol O-methyl transferase (COMT). It was patented as an antiparkinson medication but was never marketed.
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- 265.059
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- chemical formula
- C₁₂H₁₁NO₆
- canonical SMILES
- CC(=O)C(=CC1=CC(=C(C(=C1)O)O)[N+](=O)[O-])C(=O)C
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Nitecapone (INN; OR-462) is a drug which acts as a selective inhibitor of the enzyme catechol O-methyl transferase (COMT). It was patented as an antiparkinson medication but was never marketed.
==See also== List of investigational Parkinson's disease drugs Catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitor
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