title: Alpha-adrenoreceptor-related dissociation constants and intrinsic efficacies of stereoisomers of epinephrine.
abstract: THe alpha-adrenoreceptor-related dissociation constant and intrinsic efficacy of the stereoisomers of epinephrine were determined on the rabbit aortic strip. (-)-Epinephrine showed higher affinity than (+)-epinephrine or the desoxy analogue epinine. Efficacy of (+)-epinephrine relative to (-)-epinephrine was low (relative efficacy, er = 0.44). Epinephrine had about the same affinity and efficacy as (+)-epinephrine. When the alpha-adrenoreceptors were protected against dibenamine by an equimolar concentration of the isomers, (-)-epinephrine was found to be more effective than (+)-epinephrine or epinine. These results suggest that the stereoisomers of catecholamines differ not only in affinity but also in intrinsic efficacy.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000378:metabolism; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism*; D011817:Rabbits; D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic / Q000378:metabolism*; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha; D004837:Epinephrine