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Status:
US Approved Rx (2020)
First approved in 2020

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Opicapone (Ongentys®), a potent, oral, third-generation, long-acting, peripheral catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor, is approved as the adjunctive treatment to levodopa (L-Dopa)/dopa-decarboxylase inhibitor (DDCI) therapy in adults with Pa...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2003)
First approved in 1999

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Entacapone is a selective, reversible catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT) inhibitor for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. It is a member of the class of nitrocatechols. When administered concomittantly with levodopa and a decarboxylase inhibitor...
Status:
US Approved Rx (2018)
First approved in 1998

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Tolcapone is a potent, selective, and reversible inhibitor of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT). In humans, COMT is distributed throughout various organs. COMT catalyzes the transfer of the methyl group of S-adenosyl-L-methionine to the phenolic gr...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)



Nitecapone (3-(3,4-dihydroxy-5-nitrobenzylidine)-2,4- pentanedione, OR-462) is a selective, short-acting catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor, whose main site of action is in the gastrointestinal tract. Nitecapone displays in vivo activity i...
Status:
Investigational

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Dihydromyricetin is a flavonoid component from the Ampelopsis species japonica, megalophylla, and grossedentata; Cercidiphyllum japonicum; Hovenia dulcis; Rhododendron cinnabarinum; some Pinus species; and some Cedrus species, as well as Salix sachal...
Status:
Other

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ACHIRAL)


Conditions:

3,5-Dinitrocatechol (OR-486) is a selective inhibitor of catechol O-methyl transferase (COMT). COMT is an enzyme that plays a major role in catechol neurotransmitter deactivation. Inhibition of COMT can increase neurotransmitter levels, which provide...
Status:
Other

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Salsolidine is a simple 1-substituted tetrahydroisoquinoline isolated from many natural sources as the racemate and in its enantiomeric modifications. Stereoselective competitive inhibition of MAO A was found with the R enantiomer of salsolidine (Ki ...
Myricitrin is a naturally occurring polyphenol hydroxy flavonoid. Myricitrin has a variety of beneficial properties, such as antiviral, antimicrobial, antinociceptive, and anticarcinogenic activities. In particular, myricitrin possesses stronger oxid...
Status:
Possibly Marketed Outside US
First approved in 2021

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)



Rosmarinic acid (α-o-caffeoyl-3,4-dihydroxyphenyllactic acid; RA) is a naturally occurring hydroxylated compound commonly found in species of the subfamily Nepetoideae of the Lamiaceae and Boraginaceae, such as Rosmarinus officinalis, Salvia officina...