title: Structure-activity relationships for substrates and inhibitors of pineal 5-hydroxytryptamine-N-acetyltransferase: preliminary studies.
abstract: Tryptamine, (1-naphthyl)ethylamine and phenethylamine derivatives were tested as substrates of ovine pineal serotonin-N-acetyl transferase (5-HT-NAT), a key enzyme involved in the synthesis of melatonin. Almost all of the indole derivatives possessed affinity similar to that of tryptamine (Km = 0.05 mM), while the substituted naphthalene and phenyl derivatives were less potent. However, the Km values seem be influenced by the steric hindrance and polar properties of the substituent. Vmax values for the naphthyl and phenyl derivatives were generally 10-20-fold higher than those of the indole derivatives and no clear structure-activity relationship was observed. Melatonin and several bioisosteric derivatives were shown to be inhibitors of 5-HT-N-acetyltransferase. Preliminary data suggested that over the 5-50-microM concentration range, melatonin was a competitive inhibitor (IC50 = 10 microM) with a concentration-dependent inhibitory effect on its own synthesis in the pineal gland. However, the bioisosteric naphthalene derivatives were characterized instead as mixed inhibitors. (1-Napthyl)ethylacetamido, a putative melatoninergic antagonist, was also shown to be an inhibitor of 5-HT-N-acetyltransferase (IC50 = 8 microM) and is a promising tool for the regulation of melatonin synthesis and the understanding of its role.
authors.affiliation: BIOCIS-CNRS (URA 1843), Faculté de Pharmacie, Châtenay-Malabry, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brémont
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Serraz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Andrieux
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poncet
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mathé-Allainmat
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chanut
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Trouvin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Langlois
mesh_terms: D000107:Acetylation; D000577:Amides / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001191:Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D002645:Chickens; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008550:Melatonin / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000378:metabolism; D010627:Phenethylamines / Q000378:metabolism; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000737:chemistry / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000378:metabolism; D044094:Receptors, Melatonin; D012756:Sheep; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014363:Tryptamines / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D009281:Naphthalenes; D010627:Phenethylamines; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D044094:Receptors, Melatonin; D014363:Tryptamines; D001191:Arylamine N-Acetyltransferase; D008550:Melatonin