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Title: Determination of the mechanism of demethylenation of (methylenedioxy)phenyl compounds by cytochrome P450 using deuterium isotope effects

Journal Article · · Journal of Medicinal Chemistry; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jm00113a028· OSTI ID:5029395
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  1. Department of Pharmacology, UCLA School of Medicine (United States)

The mechanism of demethylenation of (methylenedioxy)benzene (MDB), (methylenedioxy)amphetamine (MDA), and (methylenedioxy)methamphetamine (MDMA) by purified rabbit liver cytochrome P450IIB4 has been investigated by using deuterium isotope effects. A comparison of the magnitude and direction of the observed kinetic isotope effects indicates that the three compounds are demethylenated by different mechanisms. The different mechanisms of demethylenation have been proposed on the basis of comparisons of the observed biochemical isotope effects with the isotope effects from purely chemical systems.

OSTI ID:
5029395
Journal Information:
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry; (United States), Vol. 34:9; ISSN 0022-2623
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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