AimTo screen monoamine oxidase(MAO) inhibitory activity from 20 strains of Cordyceps and its allies,and ascertain a strain from 10 strains of Paecilomyces tenuipes and its active site with higher MAO inhibitory activity.MethodsThe spectrophotometric and microplate assay for MAO activity based on the consumption of the substrate kynuramine was performed according to Weissbach et al.with some modifications.ResultsOf all species,RCEF1054(Beauveria amorpha),RCEF0943(Paecilomyces cicadae), RCEF1078(Nomuraea atyp...
【基金】
国家自然科学基金项目(30570004);
科技部中泰长期合作项目(17-606J)资助
【更新日期】
2006-03-08
【分类号】
R285
【正文快照】
单胺氧化酶(monoam ine oxidase,MAO)是机体内参与胺类物质代谢的主要酶类,分为A和B两型,其作用十分重要。MAO活性异常,可引起机体各种功能障碍,形成疾病状态[1~3]。据报道,帕金森病、早老性痴呆症、高血压以及抑郁症等均与MAO活性异常有关。目前,从中草药中寻找单胺氧化酶抑制