Synthesis and antiparkinsonian activity of nanocomposite of chitosan-tripolyphosphate-Mucuna pruriens L extract (CS-TPP-MP)

• Main Authors: Sardjono, R. E., Fauziyah, A. N., Puspitasari, M. D., Musthapa, I., Khoerunnisa, F., Azzahra, G. N., R., Mamat, Erdiwansyah, .
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 2020
• Subjects: RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry; TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28586/1/Synthesis%20and%20antiparkinsonian%20activity%20of%20nanocomposite%20of%20chitosan.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/28586/; https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/856/1/012009
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Pahang

Mucuna pruriens L. (MP) has antiparkinsonian activity because it contains levodopa that acts as a dopamine precursor and plays a role to stimulate dopaminergic receptors in Parkinson's sufferers. The therapeutic efficacy of MP extract can be improved by using a nano drug carrier system, such as...