Posted by myco on March 5, 2009, at 13:06:52
In reply to Re: Survey: Does green tea lessen your symptoms?, posted by desolationrower on March 4, 2009, at 17:43:40
Hey d/r,
Green-tea is mentioned as a AADC inhibitor on wiki although they don't cite the primary literature which always makes me go hmmm (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-dopa).
Supposedly the green tea's AADC inhibitory effect is a means to prevent exogenous dopamine synthesis which has adverse sides I guess.
But theoretically speaking here, wouldn't it be logical to assume that since AADC's fascilitate conversion of both L-dopa to dopamine and 5-htp to seratonin, that taking an inhibitor (i.e. green tea) would, at least to some extent, 'diminish' potential levels of dopamine and seratonin? ...potential benefit if you are 'getting to much'? Very interesing stuff this biochem.
Anyway, feel free to 'correct' or shoot me down lol it's all about learning.
myco
> myco do you have a cite for that one inhibition you cited for green tea catechins, i coudln't find anything on a quick google scholar search. And i don't think its relevant unless you're taking exogenous l-dopa, which i don't think is a great idea. or 5htp i think. peripheral ldopa and 5htp might have some side effects.
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> only dopamine beta hydroxylase inyhibitor i know of is disulfiram, and i can't say i like that drug.
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> -d/r
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