Article
LED Xuorescence spectroscopy for direct determination of monoamine oxidase B inactivation
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Analytical Biochemistry 343 (2005) 293–298
0003-2697
Autor
Castillo, Jimmy
Hung, Jeanette
Rodríguez, María del C.
Bastidas, Elsy
Laboren, Ivanna
Jaimes, Alba
Institución
Resumen
In this work, we report an alternative assay for the determination of the inhibitory eVect on monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B)
activity of probe compounds. Enzyme MAO-B exhibits Xuorescence emissions when it is excited at 412 nm. Using an inexpensive
blue LED-like excitation source, we measured the quenching of Xuorescence intensity of MAO-B enzyme during the reaction with
inhibitors. The applicability of the procedure is demonstrated by assays with L-deprenyl and berberine as inhibitors through the use
of Xuorescence studies. The IC50 values of L-deprenyl and berberine were 0.04 and 90 M, respectively. The KI values were 0.020 and
47 M for L-deprenyl and berberine, respectively. These IC50 and KI values were similar to the values obtained with a standard
method. These results demonstrate the feasibility of this method as an alternative to follow the inhibitory eVect on MAO-B.