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  2. L-DOPA - Wikipedia

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    l-DOPA is produced from the amino acid l-tyrosine by the enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase. l-DOPA can act as an l-tyrosine mimetic and be incorporated into proteins by mammalian cells in place of l-tyrosine, generating protease-resistant and aggregate-prone proteins in vitro and may contribute to neurotoxicity with chronic l-DOPA administration. [10]

  3. Levodopa - Wikipedia

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    The long term use of levodopa increases oxidative stress through monoamine oxidase led enzymatic degradation of synthesized dopamine causing neuronal damage and cytotoxicity. The oxidative stress is caused by the formation of reactive oxygen species (H 2 O 2 ) during the monoamine oxidase led metabolism of dopamine.

  4. Mucuna pruriens - Wikipedia

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    Mucuna pruriens is a tropical legume native to Africa and tropical Asia and widely naturalized and cultivated. [2] Its English common names include monkey tamarind , velvet bean , Bengal velvet bean , Florida velvet bean , Mauritius velvet bean , Yokohama velvet bean , cowage , cowitch , lacuna bean , and Lyon bean . [ 2 ]

  5. Itch - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] Shelley and Arthur verified the depth by injecting individual itch powder (Mucuna pruriens) spicules and noting that maximal sensitivity occurred at the basal cell layer or the innermost layer of the epidermis. Surgical removal of those skin layers removed the ability for a patient to perceive itch.

  6. Mucunain - Wikipedia

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    The hairy pods of Mucuna poggei. The proteolytic enzyme mucunain is a protein in the tissues of certain legumes of the genus Mucuna, especially velvet bean (Mucuna pruriens). [1] [2] [3] In these species the mucunain is found in stiff hairs, or trichomes, covering the seed pods. When the hairs rub off and come in contact with skin they cause ...

  7. Itching powder - Wikipedia

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    Itching powder was created from Mucuna pruriens in the early-19th century as a cure for lost feeling in the epidermis. When a person would lose feeling on their skin in conditions such as paralysis, the powder (mixed with lard to form an ointment) was used as a local stimulant believed to treat the condition. [9] [10]

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