Table 4

Sulfating activities toward serotonin and its derivatives

Substrate (10 μM)Sulfating Activities
ST1A5 (Human)ST1A3 (Human)ST1A1 (Rat)St1a4 (Mouse)ST1A8 (Rabbit)
nmol/nmol/min [% of ST1A3 activity]
Serotonin0.36  ± 0.06 [1205]0.03  ± 0.00 [100]0.09  ± 0.00 [293]0.10  ± 0.01 [323]0.07  ± 0.01 [241]
5-Hydroxytryptophol0.36  ± 0.04 [13]2.79  ± 0.20 [100]5.59  ± 0.09 [200]2.27  ± 0.17 [81]2.59  ± 0.08 [93]
5-Hydroxyindole0.59  ± 0.03 [6]10.24  ± 0.15 [100]10.39  ± 0.19 [101]9.33  ± 0.23 [91]10.82  ± 0.35 [106]
6-HM1.84  ± 0.07 [39]4.70  ± 0.22 [100]3.95  ± 0.15 [84]3.41  ± 0.34 [73]3.94  ± 0.10 [84]
Harmol3.93  ± 0.13 [78]5.07  ± 0.03 [100]5.02  ± 0.18 [99]6.24  ± 0.24 [123]1.79  ± 0.09 [35]
HIAAN.D.N.D.N.D.N.D.N.D.

Assays were performed as described in Table 3. Each value represents mean ± S.D. (n = 3).

  • N.D., not detected (less than 10 pmol/mg/min).