ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF LEVODOPA ON NEUROTRANSMITTERS USING QUANTITY METHOD
Manuel Aparicio-Razo*, Oscar Sánchez-Parada, Javier Flores-Mendez, Jorge Tzompantzi-Texis, Nora Mercedes Sánchez-Parada and Manuel González-Pérez
ABSTRACT
The Benefit of the Levodopa or L-Dopa (LEV) to reduce the
symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and have been studied and presented
a concern for promoting the acceleration of neurodegeneration. The
objective of the study is to determine, using the parametric semiempirical
quantum method 3 (SE-PM3), that neurotransmitter (NT) has
a higher affinity with LEV through Hyperchem professional software;
it is possible to perform molecular models and analysis of the LEV and
the nine primary NT. The result of the simulations of the quantum
sediments reveals that Serotonin is the primary NT oxidized by the
presence of LEV, correlating with multiple pathologies linked to the
side effects of that drug.
Keywords: Levodopa, Neurotransmitters, Quantum Method, Hyperchem, SE-PM3.
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