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Abstract
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 microM) 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 microM) and reversible MAO-A inhibitor. All tested inhibitors seem to act in a reversible and time-independent manner.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 8031326 DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(94)90271-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Pharmacol ISSN: 0006-2952 Impact factor: 5.858