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A screening system of prodrugs selective for MAO-A or MAO-B.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  14697904     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We synthesized several prodrugs of glycine and gamma-aminobutyric acid. In order to establish a screening system from the prodrugs of selective activity to MAO-A or MAO-B, we examined purification conditions such as solubilization with Triton X-100, precipitation with ammonium sulfate, gel filtration and anion exchange chromatography. MAO-B was purified from various tissues such as guinea pig brain, kidney and spleen. MAO-A from human placenta without MAO-B was unstable in above purifications and used as crude. At each purification step, we checked sensitivity of the enzyme to specific inhibitors by developing a convenient fluorescence assay, in which hydrogen peroxide produced by the enzyme was reacted with p-hydroxyphenylpropionic acid. A fluorescence microplate reader measured a fluorescence of the fluorescent product from p-hydroxyphenylpropionic acid with horseradish peroxidase. In comparison with milacemide, N,N-bis(carbamoylmethyl)-N-pentylamine was the best and exclusive substrate for MAO-B. 2-N-(phenylethylamino)-acetoamide was the good substrate for MAO-A and MAO-B same as milacemide. 4-N-(n-pentylamino)-butyric acid and 4-(N-phenylethylamino)-butyric acid were the moderate substrates for both enzymes, which should release gamma-aminobutyric acid. These drugs will be new leading compounds.
Authors:
Motomi Matsukawa; Toshikazu Hirai; Shoko Karita; Toshifumi Akizawa; Hidemitsu Pan-Hou; Masanori Yoshioka; Giichi Goto; Hasan Parvez; Moussa B H Youdim
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurotoxicology     Volume:  25     ISSN:  0161-813X     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurotoxicology     Publication Date:  2004 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-12-30     Completed Date:  2004-04-01     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7905589     Medline TA:  Neurotoxicology     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  293-302     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Setsunan University, 45-1 Nagaotogecho, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-0101, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / methods
Female
Guinea Pigs
Humans
Mitochondria, Liver / drug effects,  enzymology
Monoamine Oxidase / metabolism*
Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / analysis,  chemistry,  pharmacology*
Prodrugs / analysis,  chemistry,  pharmacology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; 0/Prodrugs; EC 1.4.3.4/Monoamine Oxidase

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