| Literature DB >> 15062875 |
Noriyoshi Masuoka1, Isao Kubo.
Abstract
Anacardic acid, 6[8(Z), 11(Z), 14-pentadecatrienyl]salicylic acid, inhibits generation of superoxide radicals by xanthine oxidase. This inhibition does not follow a hyperbolic inhibition, depends on anacardic acid concentrations, but follows a sigmoidal inhibition. The inhibition was analyzed by using a Hill equation, and slope factor and EC(50) were 4.3+/-0.5 and 53.6+/-5.1 microM, respectively. In addition, anacardic acid inhibited uric acid formation by xanthine oxidase cooperatively. Slope factor and EC(50) were 1.7+/-0.5 and 162+/-10 microM, respectively. The results indicate that anacardic acid binds to allosteric sites near the xanthine-binding domain in xanthine oxidase. Salicylic acid moiety and alkenyl side chain in anacardic acid are associated with the cooperative inhibition and hydrophobic binding, respectively.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID： 15062875 DOI： 10.1016/j.bbadis.2003.12.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochim Biophys Acta ISSN： 0006-3002