Isolation of 1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-synthesizing enzyme from rat brain: A possible Parkinson's disease-preventing enzyme

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Yamakawa, T
Ohta, S
机构
[1] HIROSHIMA UNIV,SCH MED,INST PHARMACEUT SCI,MINAMI KU,HIROSHIMA 734,JAPAN
[2] UNIV TOKYO,FAC PHARMACEUT SCI,BUNKYO KU,TOKYO 113,JAPAN
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10.1006/bbrc.1997.6946
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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An endogenous parkinsonism-preventing substance, 1-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline is enzymatically formed from 2-phenethylamine and pyruvate in rat brain. The enzyme involved was localized in the mitochondrial-synaptosomal fraction of rat brain, solubilized by treatment with sodium deoxycholate, In order to purify the enzyme, gel filtration was carried out. This enzyme may be important in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. (C) 1997 Academic Press.
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