Associate professor Yan Ning and assistant professor Zhou Kang from NUS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering led the team that devised a method to turn shells from prawns and crabs into L-DOPA, a common drug for treating Parkinson’s disease. A similar method can convert wood waste to proline, which is essential for the formation of healthy collagen and cartilage
Researchers have devised a way to upcycle... - Cure Parkinson's
Researchers have devised a way to upcycle waste into the Parkinson’s disease drug L-DOPA
Written by
Farooqji
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
Read more about...
2 Replies
•
Ever wonder why your new batch of L-Dopa is not working so well? Lol
Not what you're looking for?
You may also like...
Novel way of dosing l-dopa helpful comment at the end
http://parkinsonsand5htp.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-five-stages-of-parkinsons-disease.html?m=1
Please...
L Dopa, the drug which makes Parkinson's worse?
What do you think?
From my negative experience of Sinemet, I surmise that it brings some initial...
Examine Mucuna
Supplement-wise, 5g of Mucuna Prurien powder has been used with efficacy in some human studies on...
Harnessing Probiotics to Deliver Parkinson’s Disease Treatment
Summary: A newly developed probiotic bacteria that can synthesize the dopamine precursor L-DOPA is...
Levodopa vs. Mucuna Pruriens, How Similar Are They And Which One Is More Effective?
These two are discussed quite frequently on the forum so I decided to do some reading about them....
Related Posts
How I went from 13 to 4 a day (Carbidopa 25/Levodopa 100)?
Do you think it is useful to take a break from Ldopa after 5 days of treatment?
Review of Dr Marty Hinz amino acid protocol for the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease
Simon and Mucuna Pruriens
Parkinson’s breakthrough: Researchers find way to halt disease progression
