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Abstract
The effects of lithium on monoamine oxidase (MAO) in rat brain were studied in the presence of each enantiomer of tranylcypromine [(+)- and (-)-TCP]. The (+)-enantiomer was 25 times more potent than its antipode as MAO inhibitor. Lithium enhanced the inhibitory effect of (-)-TCP on MAO, but it did not affect actions of the (+)-enantiomer. Moreover, lithium influenced the stereoselective index for MAO, which suggests that lithium altered conformational features of the enzyme.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2732725 DOI: 10.1007/bf01260505
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neural Transm Impact factor: 3.575