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Dopamine Formation from Tyramine by CYP2D6,☆☆

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Abstract

Dopamine is formed froml-tyrosine by tyrosine hydroxylase and aromaticl-amino acid decarboxylase. In addition to this pathway, however, the formation of catecholamines, including dopamine, from trace amines such as tyramine by hepatic microsomes has been demonstrated. In this study, we investigated the formation of dopamine from trace amines, using human hepatic microsomes and human cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoforms expressed in yeast. Among the 11 isoforms of human CYP expressed in yeast, CYP2D6 was the only isoform exhibiting strong ability to convertp-tyramine andm-tyramine to dopamine. In studies with human hepatic microsomes, the hydroxylation of tyramine to dopamine was inhibited by bufuralol, a typical substrate for CYP2D isoforms, and anti-CYP2D1 antiserum. This is the first report showing that CYP2D is capable of converting tyramine to dopamine. The Km values of CYP2D6, expressed in yeast, forp-tyramine andm-tyramine were 190.1 ± 19.5 μM and 58.2 ± 13.8 μM, respectively. Tyramine is an endogenous compound which exists in the brain as a trace amine but is also an exogenous compound which is found in foods such as cheese and wine. Our results suggest that dopamine is formed from endogenous and/or exogenous tyramine by this CYP2D isoform.

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    Abbreviations used: CNS, central nervous systems; TH, tyrosine hydroxylase; AADC, aromaticl-amino acid decarboxylase; CYP, P450, cytochrome P450; MAO, flavin-containing monoamine oxidase; MPTP, 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine

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    Emson, P. C.

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