Table 2

Effect of enzyme substrates on radioligand binding to MAO-B in human liver membrane preparations

Enzyme substrateBinding site
[3H]Ro 196327[3H]Idazoxan
Ki(μ m)
Phenylethylamine11.7  ± 0.923.9  ± 0.7
Dopamine218  ± 6.1127  ± 26
Tyramine293  ± 2847.7  ± 12
Serotonin>2 mM257  ± 7.3

[3H]Ro 19-6327 (30 nm) and [3H]idazoxan (10 nm) binding were performed using 30 mg and 100 mg of human liver membrane protein, respectively. Results are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation of two experiments.