TABLE 1

Kinetic constants of PMAT substrates Values are given as means ± S.D. with n = 3.

Substrate KmVmaxVmax/Km
μM pmol/min/mg protein μl/min/mg protein
MPP+ 33 ± 7a 2800 ± 116a 85
Serotonin 114 ± 12a 6524 ± 197a 57
Dopamine 329 ± 8a 18,222 ± 168a 55
Tyramine 283 ± 23 5055 ± 147 18
Histamine 10,471 ± 2550 99,610 ± 17,299 10
Norepinephrine 2606 ± 258a 20,561 ± 902a 8
Epinephrine 15,323 ± 3947a 38,442 ± 7705a 3
TEA 6593 ± 1702 5827 ± 918 1