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Location of the active site of rat vascular semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7931262     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase (SSAO) activity in rat vascular smooth muscle cells is associated extensively with the plasmalemma. To determine which side of the plasmalemma the active sites of these enzymes face, the non-permeating agent, diazotised sulphanilic acid (DSA; 4.4 mM) was perfused through the isolated mesenteric arterial bed of the rat, in an attempt to inactivate only those active sites facing extracellularly. DSA perfusion abolished the pressor responses to noradrenaline via inactivation of extracellular alpha 1 receptors but had no effect on cytosolic lactate dehydrogenase activity. SSAO activity, estimated by perfusing [14C] benzylamine, was reduced following DSA perfusion to 55.9 +/- 4.9% of that in control beds and to 52.4 +/- 6.0% in homogenates of these vessels. These results suggest that almost half of SSAO active sites in rat mesenteric arteries face outwards.
Authors:
A Holt; B A Callingham
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neural transmission. Supplementum     Volume:  41     ISSN:  0303-6995     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neural Transm. Suppl.     Publication Date:  1994  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-11-23     Completed Date:  1994-11-23     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0425126     Medline TA:  J Neural Transm Suppl     Country:  AUSTRIA    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  433-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amine Oxidase (Copper-Containing)*
Animals
Azo Compounds / pharmacology*
Benzylamines / metabolism
Cell Membrane / enzymology
Male
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / enzymology*
Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-NH Group Donors / metabolism*
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Semicarbazides / pharmacology*
Splanchnic Circulation
Sulfanilic Acids / pharmacology*
Tissue Distribution
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Azo Compounds; 0/Benzylamines; 0/Semicarbazides; 0/Sulfanilic Acids; 100-46-9/benzylamine; 57-56-7/carbamylhydrazine; EC 1.4.3.6/Amine Oxidase (Copper-Containing); EC 1.5.-/Oxidoreductases Acting on CH-NH Group Donors

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