Abstract
Halenaquinol, a natural cardioactive pentacyclic hydroquinone from the sponge Petrosia seriata, was found to be a powerful inhibitor of the rat brainstem and of the rat brain cortex Na+, K+-ATPases and the rabbit muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase with I50 values of 7.0 x 10-7, 1.3 x 10-6 and 2.5 x 10-6 M, respectively. Halenaquinol also inhibited K+-phosphatase activity of the rat brain cortex Na+, K+-ATPase with an I50 value of 3 x 10-6 M. Ouabain-insensitive Mg2+-ATPase activity of the microsomal fraction of the rat brain cortex was weakly inhibited by halenaquinol. Inhibition was irreversible, dose- and time-dependent. Naphthohydroquinone fragment in structures of halenaquinol, related natural and model compounds was very important for an inhibiting effect.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 93-99 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Pharmacology Toxicology and Endocrinology |
Volume | 122 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1999 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Ca2-ATPase
- Halenaquinol
- Inhibition
- K-ATPase
- Marine organisms
- Na
- Petrosia seriata
- Rat brain
- Sarcoplasmic reticulum
- Sponge natural products
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology
- Pharmacology