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SUBMITTER: Drechsel J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8341850 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Drechsel Jonas J Kyrousi Christina C Cappello Silvia S Sieber Stephan A SA
RSC chemical biology 20200812 4
Monoamine oxidases MAOA and MAOB catalyze important cellular functions such as the deamination of neurotransmitters. Correspondingly, MAO inhibitors are used for the treatment of severe neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression. A commonly prescribed drug against refractory depression is tranylcypromine, however, the side effects are poorly understood. In order to decipher putative off-targets, we synthesized two tranylcypromine probes equipped with either an alkyne moiety or an alkyne-diazi ...[more]