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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Mechanistic and structural studies have been carried out to investigate the molecular basis for the irreversible inhibition of human MAO-B by mofegiline. Competitive inhibition with substrate shows an apparent K(i) of 28 nM. Irreversible inhibition of MAO-B occurs with a 1:1 molar stoichiometry with no observable catalytic turnover. The absorption spectral properties of mofegiline inhibited MAO-B show features (lambda(max) approximately 450 nm) unlike those of traditional flavin N(5) or C(4a) adducts. Visible and near-UV circular dichroism spectra of the mofegiline-MAO-B adduct shows a negative peak at 340 nm with an intensity similar to that of N(5) flavocyanine adducts. The X-ray crystal structure of the mofegiline-MAO-B adduct shows a covalent bond between the flavin cofactor N(5) with the distal allylamine carbon atom as well as the absence of the fluorine atom. A mechanism to explain these structural and spectral data is proposed.

Structural and Mechanistic Studies of Mofegiline Inhibition of Recombinant Human Monoamine Oxidase B ( parallel).,Milczek EM, Bonivento D, Binda C, Mattevi A, McDonald IA, Edmondson DE J Med Chem. 2008 Dec 2. PMID:19053775^[1]

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