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Trapping of transiently formed quinone methide during enzymatic conversion of N-acetyldopamine to N-acetylnorepinephrine.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2503395     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We have demonstrated that quinone methide formation is an important aspect of insect physiology and proposed that enzymatically generated quinone methides react nonenzymatically with water or other nucleophiles to form Michael-1,6-addition products [(1988) Adv. Insect Physiol. 21, 179-231; (1989) J. Cell. Biochem. suppl. 13C, 58]. Using a purified o-quinone isomerase from the larval cuticle of Sacrophaga bullata and mushroom tyrosinase, we now demonstrate that transiently formed N-acetyldopamine quinone methide from N-acetyldopamine can be trapped by methanol to produce beta-methoxy N-acetyldopamine. The methanol adduct thus formed was found to be a racemic mixture and can be resolved into the optical isomers on cyclodextrin chiral column. These results confirm our contention that enzymatically generated quinone methides are nonenzymatically and nonstereoselectively transformed to Michael-1,6-adducts by reaction with water or other nucleophiles.
Authors:
M Sugumaran; S Saul; V Semensi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  FEBS letters     Volume:  252     ISSN:  0014-5793     ISO Abbreviation:  FEBS Lett.     Publication Date:  1989 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-09-21     Completed Date:  1989-09-21     Revised Date:  2008-11-21    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0155157     Medline TA:  FEBS Lett     Country:  NETHERLANDS    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  135-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Boston 02125.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Chemical Phenomena
Chemistry
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Dopamine / analogs & derivatives*,  metabolism
Insects / enzymology,  metabolism
Isomerases / metabolism
Monophenol Monooxygenase / metabolism
Norepinephrine / analogs & derivatives*,  metabolism
Quinones / metabolism*
Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
2RO1-AI-14753/AI/NIAID NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Quinones; 2494-12-4/N-acetyldopamine; 30959-88-7/N-acetylnorepinephrine; 51-41-2/Norepinephrine; EC 1.14.18.1/Monophenol Monooxygenase; EC 5.-/Isomerases

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