5048-08-8Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Assessment of structural requirements for the monoamine oxidase-B- catalyzed oxidation of 1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine derivatives related to the neurotoxin 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6- tetrahydropyridine
Mabic, Stéphane,Castagnoli Jr., Neal
, p. 3694 - 3700 (2007/10/03)
The monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) substrate properties and distance measurements along the N1-C4 axis of 38 1,4-disubstituted-1,2,3,6- tetrahydropyridine derivatives, including seven newly synthesized MPTP analogs, were used to define
Synthesis and Dihydropteridine Reductase Inhibitory Effects of Potential Metabolites of the Neurotoxin 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
Gessner, Wieslaw,Brossi, Arnold,Shen, Rong-sen,Abell, Creed W.
, p. 311 - 317 (2007/10/02)
1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) is a nigrostriatal neurotoxin which can cause irreversible parkinsonism in humans and primates by selective destruction of neurons in the substantia nigra.It is possible that MPTP could be metabolized by
