title: Characteristics of the binding of N-isopropyl-p-[125I]iodoamphetamine in the rat brain synaptosomal membranes.
abstract: N-isopropyl-p-[125I]iodoamphetamine (125I-IMP) binding to crude synaptosomal membranes of rat brain was saturable and pharmacologically displacable. Scatchard analysis of binding data revealed an apparent dissociation constant, KD of 56.2 +/- 5.2 microM, and the estimated maximum number of binding sites, Bmax of 7.5 +/- 1.1 nmoles mg-1 protein; and competition studies demonstrated structure activity relationships among structural analogues of arylalkylamines. These findings suggest that the retention mechanism of IMP in the brain is probably associated with saturable binding of IMP to extreme high-density, relatively low-affinity binding sites rather than any of the well-known amine receptors.
authors.affiliation: Radioisotope Centre, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shiba
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hisada
mesh_terms: D000662:Amphetamines / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000378:metabolism*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D020367:Iofetamine; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000662:Amphetamines; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D020367:Iofetamine