title: Inhibitory effects of phenylpropanoid metabolites on copper-induced protein oxidative modification of mice brain homogenate, in vitro.
abstract: We present the results of an in vitro investigation of the inhibitory effects of phenylpropanoid metabolites on copper-induced protein oxidative modification of mice brain homogenate. The effects of caffeic acid, 3-(3, 4-dihydroxyphenyl)-L-alanine, esculetin, ferulic acid, and scopoletin were stronger than that of mannitol as a free-radical scavenger, whereas the effects of other phenylpropanoid metabolites, cinnamic acid, coniferyl alcohol, p-coumaric acid, coumarin, phenylalanine, tyrosine, and umbelliferone, were weak. These results demonstrated that phenolic carboxylic acids with 3,4-dihydroxy or 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy substituents and benzo-alpha-pyrons with 6,7-dihydroxy or 7-hydroxy-6-methoxy substituents in phenylpropanoid metabolites inhibit metal-induced protein oxidative modification of the brain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Science, Kansai College of Oriental Medicine, Kumatori, Sen-nan, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Shizuo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D003300:Copper / Q000494:pharmacology*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010666:Phenylpropionates / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D010666:Phenylpropionates; D003300:Copper