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Dimić D, Milanović Ž, Jovanović G, Sretenović D, Milenković D, Marković Z, Dimitrić Marković J. Comparative antiradical activity and molecular Docking/Dynamics analysis of octopamine and norepinephrine: the role of OH groups. Comput Biol Chem 2019; 84:107170. [PMID: 31810852 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2019.107170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Octopamine is a neurotransmitter in invertebrates and a phenol analog of norepinephrine. The crystallographic and spectral (UV-visUV, and NMR) characteristics of octopamine were investigated experimentally and theoretically by applying appropriate level of theory, B3LYP-D3BJ/6-311++G(d,p), which reproduced well the experimental bond lengths and angles. The intramolecular interactions governing the stability of conformers were described by NBO and QTAIM analyses. The antiradical potencies of octopamine and norepinephrine towards DPPH and ABTS+ were examined with special emphasis on the preferred mechanism and effect of catechol moiety. Several techniques were used to distinguish Hydrogen Atom Transfer (HAT) and Proton Coupled Electron Transfer (PCET) mechanisms for reaction with DPPH. The calculated rate constants of the reactions with both radicals showed that Sequential Proton Loss Electron Transfer (SPLET) mechanism was dominant both thermodynamically and kinetically, with values of thermodynamic functions and rate constants clearly proving the importance of the second hydroxyl group in structure. The Molecular Docking and afterward Molecular Dynamics calculations of formed complexes between octopamine/norepinephrine with β1- and β2- adrenergic receptors examined in details the interactions that lead to the formation of stable complexes. The number of strong interactions of amino acids with norepinephrine was higher, but the absence of hydroxyl group in octopamine did not lead to a significant change in the type of interactions and stability. The formed complexes showed higher flexibility of amino acids, similar compactness of structure as proteins and increased interatomic distances of the backbone when compared to pure proteins.
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- Dušan Dimić
- Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, 12-16 Studentski trg, 11000, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
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- Bioengineering Research and Development Center, Prvoslava Stojanovića 6, 34000, Kragujevac, Republic of Serbia
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- Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, 12-16 Studentski trg, 11000, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
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- Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, 12-16 Studentski trg, 11000, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
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- Bioengineering Research and Development Center, Prvoslava Stojanovića 6, 34000, Kragujevac, Republic of Serbia; Institute for Information Technologies, Department of Science, University of Kragujevac, Republic of Serbia
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- Institute for Information Technologies, Department of Science, University of Kragujevac, Republic of Serbia; Department of Chemical-Technological Sciences, State University of Novi Pazar, Vuka Karadžića bb, 36300, Novi Pazar, Republic of Serbia
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- Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade, 12-16 Studentski trg, 11000, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia.
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Sobiech M, Żołek T, Luliński P, Maciejewska D. Separation of octopamine racemate on (R,S)-2-amino-1-phenylethanol imprinted polymer – Experimental and computational studies. Talanta 2016; 146:556-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2015.05.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2015] [Revised: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 05/26/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Kang M, Park SG, Jeong KH. Repeated Solid-state Dewetting of Thin Gold Films for Nanogap-rich Plasmonic Nanoislands. Sci Rep 2015; 5:14790. [PMID: 26469768 PMCID: PMC4606563 DOI: 10.1038/srep14790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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This work reports a facile wafer-level fabrication for nanogap-rich gold nanoislands for highly sensitive surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) by repeating solid-state thermal dewetting of thin gold film. The method provides enlarged gold nanoislands with small gap spacing, which increase the number of electromagnetic hotspots and thus enhance the extinction intensity as well as the tunability for plasmon resonance wavelength. The plasmonic nanoislands from repeated dewetting substantially increase SERS enhancement factor over one order-of-magnitude higher than those from a single-step dewetting process and they allow ultrasensitive SERS detection of a neurotransmitter with extremely low Raman activity. This simple method provides many opportunities for engineering plasmonics for ultrasensitive detection and highly efficient photon collection.
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- Minhee Kang
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Department of Bio and Brain Engineering and KAIST Institute for Optical Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Department of Bio and Brain Engineering and KAIST Institute for Optical Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Department of Bio and Brain Engineering and KAIST Institute for Optical Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea
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Shi M, Huang Y, Li X, Zhao S. Detection of Agmatine and Octopamine in Rat Brain and Human Plasma by Microchip Electrophoresis. Chromatographia 2009. [DOI: 10.1365/s10337-009-1387-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Meert N, Schepers E, De Smet R, Argiles A, Cohen G, Deppisch R, Drüeke T, Massy Z, Spasovski G, Stegmayr B, Zidek W, Jankowski J, Vanholder R. Inconsistency of reported uremic toxin concentrations. Artif Organs 2007; 31:600-11. [PMID: 17651115 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1594.2007.00434.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Discrepancies in reported uremic toxin concentrations were evaluated for 78 retention solutes. For this analysis, 378 publications were screened. Up to eight publications per toxin were retained. The highest and the lowest reported concentrations, as well as the median reported concentration were registered. The ratio between the highest and the lowest (H/L) concentrations and, for some solutes, also the ratio between the highest and the median (H/M) concentrations were calculated. The compounds were arbitrarily subdivided into three groups based on their H/L ratio: group A, H/L < 3 (n = 33); group B, 3 < H/L < 8.5 (n = 20); and group C, H/L > 8.5 (n = 25). Solutes of groups A and B showed a low to intermediate scatter, suggesting a homogeneity of reported data. Group C showed a more substantial scatter. For at least 10 compounds of group C, extremely divergent concentrations were registered (H/M > 5.5) using scatter plot analysis. For all solutes of groups A and B, the highest reported concentration could be used as a reference. For some solutes of group C and for the compounds showing a divergent scatter analysis, however, more refined directives should be followed.
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- Natalie Meert
- The Nephrology Section, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Gent, Belgium
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Yu Q, Zhao S, Ye F, Li S. Determination of octopamine in human plasma by capillary electrophoresis with optical fiber light-emitting diode-induced fluorescence detection. Anal Biochem 2007; 369:187-91. [PMID: 17632069 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2007.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2007] [Revised: 06/09/2007] [Accepted: 06/12/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A new analytical method based on capillary electrophoresis (CE) separation and optical fiber light-emitting diode (LED)-induced fluorescence detection has been developed for the determination of octopamine. Naphthalene-2,3-dicarboxaldehyde (NDA) was used for precolumn derivatization of octopamine. The separation and determination of the derivative was performed using a laboratory-built CE system with an optical fiber LED-induced fluorescence detector. Optimal separation was obtained at 20 kV using a background electrolyte solution consisting of 25 mM sodium borate (pH 9.2). High sensitivity detection was achieved by the optical fiber LED-induced fluorescence detection using a purple LED as the excitation source. The limit of detection (signal/noise=3) for octopamine was 5.0 x 10(-9)M. A calibration curve ranging from 1.0 x 10(-8) to 5.0 x 10(-7)M was shown to be linear. Using this method, the levels of octopamine in human plasma from healthy donors were determined.
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- Qinglei Yu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
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Farooqui T. Octopamine-mediated neuronal plasticity in honeybees: implications for olfactory dysfunction in humans. Neuroscientist 2007; 13:304-22. [PMID: 17644763 DOI: 10.1177/10738584070130040501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Biogenic amines, such as norepinephrine (in vertebrates) and octopamine (in invertebrates), have structural and functional similarities. These amines play crucial roles in animal behavior by modifying the synaptic output of relevant neurons. Increased levels of norepinephrine in the olfactory bulb preferentially increase mitral cell excitatory responses to olfactory nerve inputs, suggesting its critical role in modulating olfactory function including memory formation and/or recall of specific olfactory memories. Increased levels of octopamine in the antennal lobe play an important role in a reinforcement pathway involved in olfactory learning and memory in honeybees. Similar to adrenergic receptors in the human brain, activation of octopaminergic receptors in the honeybee brain induces specific second messenger pathways that change protein phosphorylation and/or gene expression, altering the activity and/or abundance of proteins responsible for neuronal signaling leading to changes in olfactory behavior. The author's studies in honeybees Apis mellifera indicate that oxidative stress plays a major role in olfactory dysfunction. A similar mechanism has been proposed for olfactory abnormalities in patients of Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease. Due to similarities in cellular and molecular processes, which govern neuronal plasticity in humans and honeybees, the author proposes that the honeybee can be used as a potential and relatively simple model system for understanding human olfactory dysfunction during aging and in neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Tahira Farooqui
- Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.
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Zucchi R, Chiellini G, Scanlan TS, Grandy DK. Trace amine-associated receptors and their ligands. Br J Pharmacol 2006; 149:967-78. [PMID: 17088868 PMCID: PMC2014643 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 217] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Classical biogenic amines (adrenaline, noradrenaline, dopamine, serotonin and histamine) interact with specific families of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). The term 'trace amines' is used when referring to p-tyramine, beta-phenylethylamine, tryptamine and octopamine, compounds that are present in mammalian tissues at very low (nanomolar) concentrations. The pharmacological effects of trace amines are usually attributed to their interference with the aminergic pathways, but in 2001 a new gene was identified, that codes for a GPCR responding to p-tyramine and beta-phenylethylamine but not to classical biogenic amines. Several closely related genes were subsequently identified and designated as the trace amine-associated receptors (TAARs). Pharmacological investigations in vitro show that many TAAR subtypes may not respond to p-tyramine, beta-phenylethylamine, tryptamine or octopamine, suggesting the existence of additional endogenous ligands. A novel endogenous thyroid hormone derivative, 3-iodothyronamine, has been found to interact with TAAR1 and possibly other TAAR subtypes. In vivo, micromolar concentrations of 3-iodothyronamine determine functional effects which are opposite to those produced on a longer time scale by thyroid hormones, including reduction in body temperature and decrease in cardiac contractility. Expression of all TAAR subtypes except TAAR1 has been reported in mouse olfactory epithelium, and several volatile amines were shown to interact with specific TAAR subtypes. In addition, there is evidence that TAAR1 is targeted by amphetamines and other psychotropic agents, while genetic linkage studies show a significant association between the TAAR gene family locus and susceptibility to schizophrenia or bipolar affective disorder.
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- R Zucchi
- Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Uomo e dell'Ambiente, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
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Airriess CN, Rudling JE, Midgley JM, Evans PD. Selective inhibition of adenylyl cyclase by octopamine via a human cloned alpha 2A-adrenoceptor. Br J Pharmacol 1997; 122:191-8. [PMID: 9313925 PMCID: PMC1564916 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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1. In this study we have compared the abilities of the enantiomers of the structural isomers of the phenolamines, octopamine and synephrine, and the catecholamines, noradrenaline and adrenaline, to couple selectively a human cloned alpha 2A-adrenoceptor, stably expressed in a Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell line, to G-protein linked second messenger pathways mediating an increase and a decrease in cyclic AMP production. 2. The catecholamines couple the alpha 2A-adrenoceptor to both an increase and a decrease in the rate of cyclic AMP production. In the absence of pertussis toxin pretreatment both catecholamines tested showed a dose-dependent decrease with a maximum at 100 nM. After pertussis toxin pretreatment they both produced a dose-dependent increase in cyclic AMP production with a maximum at 10 microM. 3. The phenolamines, octopamine and synephrine were only able to couple the alpha 2A-adrenoceptor to a dose-dependent decrease in cyclic AMP production at concentrations up to 1 mM, with the synephrine isomers being more potent than the corresponding octopamine isomers. The meta-isomers of both phenolamines were more potent than the corresponding para-isomers and the (-)-enantiomers were more potent than the (+)-enantiomers. Thus, (-)-meta-synephrine [(-)-phenylephrine] was the most effective isomer tested with an observable decrease occurring between 100 nM and 1 microM. 4. The effects of octopamine and the catecholamines on the decrease in cyclic AMP production were additive at submaximal concentrations, whilst octopamine reduced the stimulant effect of submaximal concentrations of noradrenaline on cyclic AMP production after pertussis toxin pretreatment. 5. The time courses of the inhibitory effects of both meta-octopamine and noradrenaline were parallel and peaked after a 1 min exposure to the agonist. In contrast, the stimulant effects of noradrenaline after pertussis toxin pretreatment were of a much slower time course with a maximum effect occurring after a 5 min incubation period. 6. Since octopamine and synephrine occur naturally in, and are co-released with catecholamines from, mammalian tissues, the results of the present study suggest that the human cloned alpha 2A-adrenoceptor can be coupled selectively by different endogenous agonists to G-protein pathways mediating the regulation of adenylyl cyclase activity.
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- C N Airriess
- Babraham Institute Laboratory of Molecular Signalling, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge
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Hörtnagl H, Lochs H, Kleinberger G, Hackl JM, Hammerle AF, Binder H, Wewalka F. Plasma catecholamines in hepatic coma and liver cirrhosis: role of octopamine. KLINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT 1981; 59:1159-64. [PMID: 6795387 DOI: 10.1007/bf01746264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Webb RA, Orchard I. Octopamine in leeches—I. Distribution of octopamine in Macrobdella decora and Erpobdella octoculata. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1980. [DOI: 10.1016/0306-4492(80)90008-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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