Synonyms: BIA 9-1067 | compound 37d [PMID: 20334432] [2] | Ongentys® | Ontilyv®
opicapone is an approved drug (EMA & UK (2016), FDA 2020)
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Opicapone is a novel third generation, long-acting catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitor [2]. This mechanism reduces peripheral degradation of levodopa as used as Parkinson's disease therapy.
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Bioactivity Comments |
In in vivo studies in rats, opicapone (compound 37d) does not inhibit central COMT, but significant peripheral inhibition (50%) is maintained up to 24 h post-administration, reaching a maximum after 3 hours. This effect correlates with a sustained increase in the level of available L-DOPA in experimentally L-DOPA-treated rats [2]. Some bioactivity data may be related to enantiomers of the compound e.g. CHEMBL1089318 |
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