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  • Title: Inhibition of monoamine oxidase by 3,4-dihydroxyphenylserine.
    Author: Naoi M, Nagatsu T.
    Journal: J Neurochem; 1986 Aug; 47(2):604-7. PubMed ID: 3090204.
    Abstract:
    The effects of diastereomers of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylserine (DOPS) on the enzyme activity of monoamine oxidase (MAO) in human placenta and liver mitochondria were examined. Both L- and D-threo-DOPS were found to inhibit MAO-A in human placental mitochondria in competition with the substrate, and the Ki values for L- and D-threo-DOPS obtained were 68.3 and 125 microM, respectively. The inhibitory effect of L-threo-DOPS on both MAO-A and -B activity was confirmed in human liver mitochondria, and MAO-A was found to be more sensitive to the inhibitor. Other isomers of DOPS, L- and D-erythro-DOPS, were found to inhibit MAO activity, but the inhibition was noncompetitive with the substrate. The inhibitory effects of DOPS isomers were not affected by the presence of NSD-1055, an inhibitor of aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase, suggesting that the inhibition is the direct effect of DOPS, and not of norepinephrine produced by the decarboxylase.
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