Affinity chromatography of monoamine oxidase

Summary A method is described for the purification of pig liver monoamine oxidase by affinity chromatography, using a colum with covalently bound pargyline.Acknowledgment. The authors wish to thank the University Research Council for financial support.     

Multiplicity of monoamine oxidase in chick brain

Summary The substrate- and inhibitor-related characteristics of monoamine oxidase (MAO) were studied on chick brain mitochondria. It was found that neither 5-hydroxytryptamine nor -phenylethylamine is the specific substrate for type A and type B MAO in chick brain.     

Effect of some monoamine oxidase inhibitors on deamination of biogenic monoamines by rat liver mitochondrial monoamine oxidase

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Occurrence of mitochondrial monoamine oxidase in human semen

Summary Mitochondrial monoamine oxidase (MAO) was found in human semen, showing its K_m and V_max values of 91.7 M and 290 pmoles/mg of protein/60 min, respectively, with kynuramine as substrate. A major part of the activity was due to type A MAO.     

Multiple forms of monoamine oxidase in developing Xenopus

Zusammenfassung Das Isoenzymmuster der Monoaminoxidase verändert sich während der frühen Entwicklung der Larven vonXenopus laevis. Die Anzahl elektrophoretischer Banden verkleinert sich während der Entwicklung von vier auf eine.

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The author was supported by a grant from the Cleveland State University Faculty Research Committee. The author would like to express his thanks toJohn Y. Pun the president of Bionix (El Cerrito, California) for the use of the apparatus.     

Multiplicity of monoamine oxidase in chick brain.

The substrate- and inhibitor-related characteristics of monoamine oxidase (MAO) were studied on chick brain mitochondria. It was found that neither 5-hydroxytryptamine nor beta-phenylethylamine is the specific substrate for type A and type B MAO in chick brain.     

Platelet monoamine oxidase B: Use and misuse

The human platelet in addition to having serotonin (5-HT) receptors, uptake carriers (receptor) and transmitter storage vesicles, primarily possesses mitochondrial monoamine oxidase (MAO) type B. Similar to the major form of MAO in the human brain, this enzyme actively oxidizes A-B and B substrates (tyramine, dopamine, phenylethylamine) as well as the novel secondary amine anticonvulsant, milacemide and dopaminergic neurotoxin, MPTP. 5-HT oxidation is hardly affected by the platelet enzyme and MAO inhibitors have no net effect on its accumulation. MAO-B is selectively inhibited by 1-deprenyl and thus the platelet enzyme may be useful to monitor the anti-Parkinson activity of such drugs, as related to their ability to inhibit brain MAO-B. The oxidation of the anticonvulsant, milacemide, to glycine in vitro and in vivo by MAO-B, may herald new prospects for the development of inert prodrugs capable of being metabolized to neuroactive substances by MAO-B. The plasma levels of their metabolites may be an index of MAO-B activity found in the platelet and brain.     

Platelet monoamine oxidase B: use and misuse

The human platelet in addition to having serotonin (5-HT) receptors, uptake carriers (receptor) and transmitter storage vesicles, primarily possesses mitochondrial monoamine oxidase (MAO) type B. Similar to the major form of MAO in the human brain, this enzyme actively oxidizes A-B and B substrates (tyramine, dopamine, phenylethylamine) as well as the novel secondary amine anticonvulsant, milacemide and dopaminergic neurotoxin, MPTP. 5-HT oxidation is hardly affected by the platelet enzyme and MAO inhibitors have no net effect on its accumulation. MAO-B is selectively inhibited by 1-deprenyl and thus the platelet enzyme may be useful to monitor the anti-Parkinson activity of such drugs, as related to their ability to inhibit brain MAO-B. The oxidation of the anticonvulsant, milacemide, to glycine in vitro and in vivo by MAO-B, may herald new prospects for the development of inert prodrugs capable of being metabolized to neuroactive substances by MAO-B. The plasma levels of their metabolites may be an index of MAO-B activity found in the platelet and brain.     

Mineralocorticoid treatment and the adrenalectomy-induced increase in monoamine oxidase activity

Summary Bilateral adrenalectomy in the rat results in an increase in heart monoamine oxidase activity in animals drinking water and in animals drinking 0.9% saline. Daily administration of deoxycorticosterone acetate prevented the increased monoamine oxidase activity in the animals drinking saline but not in those drinking water.Acknowledgment. This work was supported in part by a grant from the American Heart Association — Louisiana, Inc.     

An anticonvulsant effect of monoamine oxidase inhibitors

Zusammenfassung Inhibitoren der Monoaminoxydase haben eine antikonvulsive Wirkung, die mit einer Erhöhung des Serotonin-und Noradrenalingehaltes im Gehirn verbunden ist. Da anderseits Reserpin durch Freisetzung zu einer Verminderung dieser Amine im Gehirn fürhrt und die Krämpfe verstärkt, ist es wahrscheinlich, dass gewisse physiologisch aktive Amine bei der Entstehung experimenteller Konvulsionen eine entscheidende Rolle spielen. Die Resultate stützen die Annahme, dass gewisse Formen von Epilepsie auf eine lokale Störung im Stoffwechsel der Gehirnamine zurückzuführen sind.

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Fellow, Life Insurance Medical Research Fund.     

Occurrence of mitochondrial monoamine oxidase in human semen.

Mitochondrial monoamine oxidase (MAO) was found in human semen, showing its Km and Vmax values of 91.7 microM and 290 pmoles/mg of protein/60 min, respectively, with kynuramine as substrate. A major part of the activity was due to type A MAO.     

Effect of iproniazid on monoamines and monoamine oxidase in human brain

Zusammenfassung Iproniazid in therapeutischen Dosen verursacht beim Menschen eine ausgesprochene Hemmung der Gehirn-Monoaminoxidase und eine Verdoppelung des Gehalts an 3-Hydroxytyramin, Nor-adrenalin und 5-Hydroxytryptamin.     

Histochemical studies of monoamine oxidase during axonal reaction

Zusammenfassung Es werden Veränderungen der MAO-Aktivität im Rückenmark oder in der Medulla oblongata von Ratten beschrieben, die durch die Sektion des N. ischiadicus oder des N. hypoglossus verursacht wurden.     

The effect of monoamine oxidase inhibitors on conjugation

Zusammenfassung Die Wirkung von Monoamino-Oxidase-Blockern in Verbindungen ist in vitro veränderlich und hängt vom benutzten Substrat und Gewebe ab. Im allgemeinen wird dieo-Aminophenol-Verbindung blockiert, während die Bilirubinverbindung verhindert oder auch angeregt werden kann. Die verschiedenen Wirkungen können von Variationen von der Verfügbarkeit des Substrats für die Enzyme abhängen. Es ist sehr unwahrscheinlich, dass die Monoamino-Oxidase-Blocker-Gelbsucht aus der Blockierung der Glucuronyl-Transferase allein zu erklären ist.