Studies on 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) and analogs

The cyclic allylamine I-methyl-4-phenyl-l ,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) is a potent and specific neurotoxin that causes a parkinsonian like syndrome in humans and subhuman primates. Research has revealed that MPTP is bioactivated in a reaction catalyzed by flavin containing monoamine oxidase B (...

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Main Author: Bucy, Teresa B.
Other Authors: Chemistry
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44532
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09052009-040222/