Oxidation of the neurotoxic amine 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) by monoamine oxidases A and B and suicide inactivation of the enzymes by MPTP.
Oxidation of the neurotoxic amine 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) by monoamine oxidases A and B and suicide inactivation of the enzymes by MPTP.
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单胺氧化酶 A 和 B 氧化神经毒性胺 1-甲基-4-苯基-1,2,3,6-四氢吡啶 (MPTP),并通过 MPTP 自杀灭活酶。
DOI:
10.1016/0006-291x(84)90614-4
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发表时间:
1984
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Trevor,A
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作者:
Salach,JI;Singer,TP;CastagnoliJr,N;Trevor,A
1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), a thermal breakdown product of a meperidine-like narcotic analgetic used by drug abusers as a synthetic heroin, causes Parkinsonian symptoms in humans and degeneration of the substantia nigra in monkeys. MPTP is oxidized by brain mitochondrial preparations in a process which is blocked by deprenyl and pargyline, implying catalysis by monoamine oxidase B. The present paper demonstrates that pure MAO B isolated from beef liver oxidizes MPTP 38% as fast as benzylamine with a comparable Kmvalue. Additionally, MAO A, isolated from human placenta, oxidizes MPTP to the same product at about 12% of the rate of kynuramine, again with a comparable Kmvalue. The latter reaction is blocked by clorgyline. Both forms of MAO are progressively inactivated by MPTP by a process which follows first order kinetics. This progressive inactivation and the fact that the activity of MAO B is not significantly regenerated following gel exclusion chromatography suggest the formation of a covalent adduct with enzyme. Thus, MPTP appears to be a suicide inactivator of MAO.