title: Pharmacologic properties of a phosphate ester of dopamine.
abstract: The 3 or 4 phosphate ester of dopamine (PD) was hydrolyzed by homogenates of rat tissues to give inorganic phosphate (Pi) and dopamine. The rate of hydrolysis of PD by kidney homogenates was increased by exogenous MgCl2 but not CaCl2 or KCl. The activity of brain, heart or liver homogenates was insensitive to the added salts. Several lines of evidence indicate that alkaline phosphatase activity contributes to the high rate of PD hydrolysis by the kidney but not brain homogenate. The intravenous infusion of PD at 12 mumole/kg in one hr to anesthetized rats increased the dopamine content of the plasma, kidney and heart without altering brain or liver dopamine. The results suggest that PD may be more effective than dopamine for increasing dopamine levels of the kidney. In addition, the hydrolysis of PD by brain homogenates, which is independent of alkaline phosphatase activity, suggests that specific enzymes exist for the metabolism of PD.
mesh_terms: D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology; D004298:Dopamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology; D004951:Esterification; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism; D008274:Magnesium / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014020:Tissue Extracts
chemical_list: D014020:Tissue Extracts; C052529:dopamine-4-phosphate ester; C052528:dopamine-3-phosphate ester; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium; D004298:Dopamine