Metabolism of 5 microM benzylamine (BZ) by rat aortic cultured smooth muscle cells (SMC) is inhibited almost completely by 10(-3) M semicarbazide and 10(-6) M propargylamine, but is little affected by 10(-4) M and 10(-3) M pargyline and clorgyline, indicating BZ metabolism predominantly by the semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase (SSAO) previously characterized in rat aortic homogenates. Km values of 7-9 microM for BZ metabolism by SSAO in SMC cultures, indicate similar, if not identical properties, to the enzyme in the parent blood vessel.
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Blicharski, J. R., & Lyles, G. A. (1990). Semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase activity in rat aortic cultured smooth muscle cells. Journal of Neural Transmission. Supplementum, 32, 337–339. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9113-2_45
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