SCREENING OF UNSUBSTITUTED CYCLIC-COMPOUNDS AS INHIBITORS OF MONOAMINE OXIDASES

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作者
THULL, U [1 ]
TESTA, B [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV LAUSANNE, ECOLE PHARM, INST CHIM THERAPEUT, CH-1015 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND
关键词
MONOAMINE OXIDASES (MAO); UNSUBSTITUTED ARENES; UNSUBSTITUTED AZAHETEROCYCLES; UNSUBSTITUTED OXAHETEROCYCLES; XANTHONE;
D O I
10.1016/0006-2952(94)90271-2
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
A number of unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbons, azaheterocycles, oxaheterocycles and cyclic ketones were screened for their inhibitory potency towards monoamine oxidases (MAO; EC 1.4.3.4.) A and B. Fair activities (IC50 10-100 mu M) and selectivities were found for, e.g. naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthrene, isoquinoline and acridine. The most active inhibitors are oxygen-containing compounds (e.g. coumarin, flavone, dibenzofuran, xanthene, thioxanthone and acridone), with xanthone emerging as a potent (IC50 0.8 mu M) and reversible MAO-A inhibitor. All tested inhibitors seem to act in a reversible and time-independent manner.
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