title: Deamination of 5-hydroxytryptamine by both forms of monoamine oxidase in the rat brain.
abstract: Km and Vmax values of monoamine oxidase (MAO) A and B towards 5-hydroxytryptamine were determined for rat brain homogenates after the in vitro inhibition of one of the two forms by the selective inhibitors clorgyline and l-deprenyl. Km values of 178 and 1170 microM, and Vmax values of 0.73 and 0.09 nmol . mg protein-1 . min-1 towards 5-hydroxytryptamine were found for MAO-A and -B, respectively. The Ki for 5-hydroxytryptamine as a competitive inhibitor of beta-phenethylamine oxidation by MAO-B was found to be 1400 microM. The significance of these findings is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase