| Literature DB >> 9245712 |
T Yamakawa1, S Ohta.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9245712 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.1997.6946
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN: 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575