entacapone
nounUS /ɛnˈtæk.əˌpoʊn/
Etymology Probably from German ent(gegen) (“E-configuration”) + -a- + -capone (“catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitor”).
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Medicine, Pharmacology, Sciences A drug C₁₄H₁₅N₃O₅ that inhibits the breakdown of ʟ-dopa and is used in conjunction with ʟ-dopa and carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease. It is marketed under the trademark Comtan and when used in conjunction with carbidopa and L-dopa, under the trademark Stalevo.
- Hypernyms
- nitrocatechol