dopamine quinone

[nidhogg]

I could not find any general information about this substance, does it differ much from dopamine? Is it bio-available etc? Supposedly 100g brown bananapeel contains 100-150mg(snorting/smoking bananapeels to get high myth originated from this)

I will soon be on deprenyl so im wondering if eating brown bananas/peels can be beneficial.

 

[Psilo707]

Although they taste pretty gross (imo), some people eat the banana peel because there are some studies that have been done that claim it's good for heart disease and getting rid of toxins. I don't know how legitimate a lot of those reviews were, but the couple of times i've tried a banana skin, I immediately spit it back out due to the bitterness and weird texture.

No idea about dopamine quinone and there isn't much on the net.. so, I guess my best response would be that it wouldn't hurt to start eating the full banana.

 

[nidhogg]

Dopamine-quinone is synthesized by oxidation of the catechol ring of dopamine.

Approaches to Prevent Dopamine Quinone-Induced Neurotoxicity - http://www.springerlink.com/content/w01p86553610t342/

seems toxic