ENTACAPONE
Entacapone
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 (e.g., carbidopa), increased and more sustained plasma levodopa concentrations are reached as compared to the administration of levodopa and a decarboxylase inhibitor.
- IUPACName
- (2E)-2-cyano-3-(3,4-dihydroxy-5-nitrophenyl)-N,N-diethylprop-2-enamide
- CASNumber
- 130929-57-6
- MolecularFormula
- C14H15N3O5
- Synonyms
- ENTACAPONE;2-cyano-3-(5-dihydroxyamino-3,4-dioxo-1-cyclohexa-1,5-dienyl)-n,n-diethyl-prop-2-enamide;ENTACAPONE F•S; OR-611;(2E)-2-Cyano-3-(3,4-dihydroxy-5-nitrophenyl)-N,N-diethyl-2-propenamide;Comtan;Comtes;Comtess
- Application
- This compound belongs to the cinnamic acid amides. These are amides of cinnamic acids. Used as an adjunct to levodopa / carbidopa in the symptomatic treatment of patients with idiopathic Parkinson's Disease who experience the signs and symptoms of end-of-dose "wearing-off".
