Drug General Information (ID: DDIFU23OVA)
  Drug Name Entacapone Drug Info Linezolid Drug Info
  Drug Type Small molecule Small molecule
  Therapeutic Class Antiparkinson Agents Antibiotics
  Structure

 Mechanism of Entacapone-Linezolid Interaction (Severity Level: Major)
     Additive hypertensive effects Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph
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      Drug Name Entacapone Linezolid
      Mechanism 1 Hypertensive effects
Catechol-O-methyl-transferase  Inhibitor
Hypertensive effects
Monoamine oxidase non-selective  Inhibitor
      Key Mechanism Factor 1
Factor Name Catechol-O-methyl-transferase
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Structure Sequence
MPEAPPLLLAAVLLGLVLLVVLLLLLRHWGWGLCLIGWNEFILQPIHNLLMGDTKEQRILNHVLQHAEPGNAQSVLEAIDTYCEQKEWAMNVGDKKGKIVDAVIQEHQPSVLLELGAYCGYSAVRMARLLSPGARLITIEINPDCAAITQRMVDFAGVKDKVTLVVGASQDIIPQLKKKYDVDTLDMVFLDHWKDRYLPDTLLLEECGLLRKGTVLLADNVICPGAPDFLAHVRGSSCFECTHYQSFLEYREVVDGLEKAIYKGPGSEAGP
Gene Name COMT
Uniprot ID COMT_HUMAN
KEGG Pathway hsa:1312
Protein Family Class I-like SAM-binding methyltransferase superfamily
Protein Function
Catalyzes the O-methylation, and thereby the inactivation, of catecholamine neurotransmitters and catechol hormones. Also shortens the biological half-lives of certain neuroactive drugs, like L-DOPA, alpha-methyl DOPA and isoproterenol.
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      Key Mechanism Factor 2
Factor Name Monoamine oxidase Structure Sequence
Protein Family Flavin monoamine oxidase family
Protein Function
Catalyzes the oxidative deamination of primary and some secondary amine such as neurotransmitters, with concomitant reduction of oxygen to hydrogen peroxide and has important functions in the metabolism of neuroactive and vasoactive amines in the central nervous system and peripheral tissues (PubMed:20493079, PubMed:8316221, PubMed:18391214, PubMed:24169519). Preferentially oxidizes serotonin (PubMed:20493079, PubMed:24169519). Also catalyzes the oxidative deamination of kynuramine to 3-(2-aminophenyl)-3-oxopropanal that can spontaneously condense to 4-hydroxyquinoline (By similarity).
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      Mechanism Description
  • Additive hypertensive effects by the combination of Entacapone and Linezolid 
     Additive serotonergic effects Click to Show/Hide Mechanism Graph
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      Drug Name Entacapone Linezolid
      Mechanism 2 Serotonergic effects
Catechol-O-methyl-transferase  Inhibitor
Serotonergic effects
Monoamine oxidase non-selective  Inhibitor
      Key Mechanism Factor 3
Factor Name Catechol-O-methyl-transferase
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Structure Sequence
MPEAPPLLLAAVLLGLVLLVVLLLLLRHWGWGLCLIGWNEFILQPIHNLLMGDTKEQRILNHVLQHAEPGNAQSVLEAIDTYCEQKEWAMNVGDKKGKIVDAVIQEHQPSVLLELGAYCGYSAVRMARLLSPGARLITIEINPDCAAITQRMVDFAGVKDKVTLVVGASQDIIPQLKKKYDVDTLDMVFLDHWKDRYLPDTLLLEECGLLRKGTVLLADNVICPGAPDFLAHVRGSSCFECTHYQSFLEYREVVDGLEKAIYKGPGSEAGP
Gene Name COMT
Uniprot ID COMT_HUMAN
KEGG Pathway hsa:1312
Protein Family Class I-like SAM-binding methyltransferase superfamily
Protein Function
Catalyzes the O-methylation, and thereby the inactivation, of catecholamine neurotransmitters and catechol hormones. Also shortens the biological half-lives of certain neuroactive drugs, like L-DOPA, alpha-methyl DOPA and isoproterenol.
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      Key Mechanism Factor 4
Factor Name Monoamine oxidase Structure Sequence
Protein Family Flavin monoamine oxidase family
Protein Function
Catalyzes the oxidative deamination of primary and some secondary amine such as neurotransmitters, with concomitant reduction of oxygen to hydrogen peroxide and has important functions in the metabolism of neuroactive and vasoactive amines in the central nervous system and peripheral tissues (PubMed:20493079, PubMed:8316221, PubMed:18391214, PubMed:24169519). Preferentially oxidizes serotonin (PubMed:20493079, PubMed:24169519). Also catalyzes the oxidative deamination of kynuramine to 3-(2-aminophenyl)-3-oxopropanal that can spontaneously condense to 4-hydroxyquinoline (By similarity).
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      Mechanism Description
  • Additive serotonergic effects by the combination of Entacapone and Linezolid 

Recommended Action
      Management In general, COMT inhibitors should not be used concurrently with nonselective MAO inhibitors or other agents that possess MAO inhibiting activity (e.g., furazolidone, linezolid, methylene blue, procarbazine). At least 14 days should elapse between discontinuation of MAO inhibitor therapy and initiation of treatment with COMT inhibitors.

References
1 Lavery S, Ravi H, McDaniel WW, Pushkin YR "Linezolid and serotonin syndrome." Psychosomatics 42 (2001): 432-4. [PMID: 11739912]
2 Pettinger WA, Soyangco FG, Oates JA "Inhibition of monoamine oxidase in man by furazolidone." Clin Pharmacol Ther 9 (1968): 442-7. [PMID: 5655478]
3 Product Information. Tasmar (tolcapone). Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Costa Mesa, CA.