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Stimulant @ AD booster-Green Tea?

Posted by kelv on December 21, 2006, at 11:50:51

Catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT) (EC 2.1.1.6) is an enzyme first discovered by biochemist Julius Axelrod. COMT is the name given to the gene which codes for this enzyme. The O in the name stands for oxygen, not for ortho.

Catechol-O-methyl transferase is involved in the breakdown of the catecholamine neurotransmitters, dopamine, epinephrine and norepinephrine.

COMT inhibitors are found in green tea. Drinking green tea is, therefore, thought to provide a useful short-term boost to antidepressant medication by increasing the half life of extracellular noradrenaline and dopamine. [citation needed] Tea may also help reduce the risk of breast cancer.[2]-WIKIPEDIA.


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