Vv. Bezuglov et al., SEROTONINAMIDE OF ARACHIDONIC-ACID AS AN IRREVERSIBLE INHIBITOR OF SOYBEAN 15-LIPOXYGENASE, Bioorganiceskaa himia, 22(10-11), 1996, pp. 878-880
Acylation of 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) and its analogues, trypta
mine and 5-metoxytryptamine, with arachidonic acid is described. It ha
s been shown that the substituted amides synthesized inhibit oxidation
of arachidonic acid by soybean 15-lipoxygenase and are not the substr
ates of this enzyme. It has been found that serotoninamide of arachido
nic acid irreversibly inactivates lipoxygenase by a two-step mechanism
.