[Possible mechanism of selective inhibition of rat liver mitochondrial monoamine oxidase by chlorgiline and deprenyl]. 1979

I S Severina

The inhibition of the deamination of serotonin (the main substrate of monoamine oxidase (MAO) type A) by chlorgiline and deprenyl and of beta-phenylethylamine (the main substrate of the B type MAO) by fragments of rat liver mitochondrial membrane as well as the influence of 4-ethylpyridine on this process were studied. It was shown that the MAO activity of the mitochondrial membrane fragments was highly sensitive to chlorgiline, when serotonin was used as substrate, whereas a high sensitivity toward deprenyl was observed with beta-phenylethylamine as substrate. 4-Ethylpyridine (5.10(-3) M), a competitive and reversible inhibitor of the MAO activity, inhibited deamination of serotonin and beta-phenylethylamine by 34 and 30%, respectively. In experiments with chlorgiline (the specific inhibitor of MAO type A) 4-ethylpyridine (5.10(-3) M) introduced into the samples after preincubation of mitochondria with increasing concentrations of chlorgiline (30 min, 23 degrees C) decreased the inhibition by chlorgiline of the deamination of beta-phenylethylamine, but sharply increased the inhibitory effect of chlorgiline on the oxidation of serotonin. In analogous experiments with deprenyl (the specific inhibitor of MAO type B) 4-ethylpyridine (5.10(-3) M) decreased the inhibitory effect of deprenyl not only on the deamination of serotonin (substrate of MAO A), but also on the oxidation of beta-phenylethylamine (the main substrate of MAO type B). The decrease in the inhibitory effect of deprenyl on the deamination of beta-phenylethylamine after the addition of 4-ethylpyridine may be intensified upon preincubation of deprenyl with mitochondria in the presence of 4-ethylpyridine. The data obtained demonstrate the difference in the type and mechanism of inhibition of the deamination of serotonin by chlorgiline as well as in the type and mechanism of oxidation of beta-phenylethylamine by deprenyl. The possible mechanism of selective blocking of MAO activity by chlorgiline and deprenyl was discussed in terms of our previous data on the existence in the active center of mitochondrial MAO of specific sites for substrate binding, differing in their structure-functional characteristics.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008930 Mitochondria, Liver Mitochondria in hepatocytes. As in all mitochondria, there are an outer membrane and an inner membrane, together creating two separate mitochondrial compartments: the internal matrix space and a much narrower intermembrane space. In the liver mitochondrion, an estimated 67% of the total mitochondrial proteins is located in the matrix. (From Alberts et al., Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2d ed, p343-4) Liver Mitochondria,Liver Mitochondrion,Mitochondrion, Liver
D008995 Monoamine Oxidase An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidative deamination of naturally occurring monoamines. It is a flavin-containing enzyme that is localized in mitochondrial membranes, whether in nerve terminals, the liver, or other organs. Monoamine oxidase is important in regulating the metabolic degradation of catecholamines and serotonin in neural or target tissues. Hepatic monoamine oxidase has a crucial defensive role in inactivating circulating monoamines or those, such as tyramine, that originate in the gut and are absorbed into the portal circulation. (From Goodman and Gilman's, The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p415) EC 1.4.3.4. Amine Oxidase (Flavin-Containing),MAO,MAO-A,MAO-B,Monoamine Oxidase A,Monoamine Oxidase B,Type A Monoamine Oxidase,Type B Monoamine Oxidase,Tyramine Oxidase,MAO A,MAO B,Oxidase, Monoamine,Oxidase, Tyramine
D008996 Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors A chemically heterogeneous group of drugs that have in common the ability to block oxidative deamination of naturally occurring monoamines. (From Gilman, et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p414) MAO Inhibitor,MAO Inhibitors,Reversible Inhibitors of Monoamine Oxidase,Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor,RIMA (Reversible Inhibitor of Monoamine Oxidase A),Reversible Inhibitor of Monoamine Oxidase,Inhibitor, MAO,Inhibitor, Monoamine Oxidase,Inhibitors, MAO,Inhibitors, Monoamine Oxidase
D010627 Phenethylamines A group of compounds that are derivatives of beta- aminoethylbenzene which is structurally and pharmacologically related to amphetamine. (From Merck Index, 11th ed) Phenylethylamines
D011437 Propylamines Derivatives of propylamine (the structural formula NH2CH2CH2CH3).
D003010 Clorgyline An antidepressive agent and monoamine oxidase inhibitor related to PARGYLINE. Clorgilin,Chlorgyline,Clorgiline
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001667 Binding, Competitive The interaction of two or more substrates or ligands with the same binding site. The displacement of one by the other is used in quantitative and selective affinity measurements. Competitive Binding
D012642 Selegiline A selective, irreversible inhibitor of Type B monoamine oxidase that is used for the treatment of newly diagnosed patients with PARKINSON DISEASE, and for the treatment of depressive disorders. The compound without isomeric designation is Deprenyl. Deprenalin,Deprenil,Deprenyl,E-250,Eldepryl,Emsam,Humex,Jumex,L-Deprenyl,Selegiline Hydrochloride,Selegiline Hydrochloride, (R)-Isomer,Selegiline Hydrochloride, (R,S)-Isomer,Selegiline Hydrochloride, (S)-Isomer,Selegiline, (R)-Isomer,Selegiline, (R,S)-Isomer,Selegiline, (S)-Isomer,Selegyline,Yumex,Zelapar,E 250,E250

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