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===Introduction=== | ===Introduction=== | ||
| - | + | - COMT responsible for degradation of catchol neurotransmitters including DA | |
| - | + | - PD symptoms result from low levels of DA | |
| + | - inhibiting COMT has potential to treat PD in conjunction with L-DOPA (a DA precursor currently used to treat PD) by increasing the bioavailability and stability of L-DOPA | ||
| + | - 4PCM is a COMT inhibitor being studied to better understand inhibitor interactions with COMT in order to develop better inhibitors | ||
| + | - carbonyl oxygen interacts with Trp143 | ||
===Overall Structure=== | ===Overall Structure=== | ||
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Contents |
YourMacromolecule
Introduction
- COMT responsible for degradation of catchol neurotransmitters including DA - PD symptoms result from low levels of DA - inhibiting COMT has potential to treat PD in conjunction with L-DOPA (a DA precursor currently used to treat PD) by increasing the bioavailability and stability of L-DOPA - 4PCM is a COMT inhibitor being studied to better understand inhibitor interactions with COMT in order to develop better inhibitors
- carbonyl oxygen interacts with Trp143
Overall Structure
Biological Unit with DNA - green scene
Polar/nonpolar regions green scene
Secondary Structure green scene
-alpha helixes-phi and psi angles in one helix-how many-location
-beta sheets-kinds-how many-locations
Ligand structure KOM-AC3, MG-AC1, SAM-AC2 ball and stick green scene
Binding Interactions
Additional Features
Credits
Introduction - Jessica Royal
Overall Structure - Stephanie Bristol
Drug Binding Site - Emily Brackett
Additional Features - Anh Huynh
