Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry 2002-02-01

Inhibition of Naja nigricolis venom acidic phospholipase A2 catalysed hydrolysis of ghost red blood cells by columbin.

A J Nok, E Balogun, J A Lori, M S Abubakar

Index: J. Enzyme Inhib. Med. Chem. 17(1) , 55-9, (2002)

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Abstract

The inhibitory effects of a naturally occurring diterpenoid furanolactone, columbin, on partially purified acidic phospholipase A2 (PLA2) from Naja nigricolis was investigated. Columbin inhibited the N. nigricolis PLA2 in a dose related pattern with an IC50 value of 2.5 microM. Double reciprocal plots of initial velocity data of inhibition by columbin revealed a non-competitive pattern. The KM remained constant at 19 microM, while the Vmax changed from 54 micromoles/min/mg to 32 micromoles/min/mg and 20 micromoles/min/mg in the presence of 2 and 10 microM of columbin, respectively. Extrapolated Ki values were 3 and 6.28 microM at 2 and 10 microM inhibitor, respectively. Columbin also inhibited PLA2 hydrolysis of ghost RBC in a dose-dependent fashion. At least 70% suppression of PLA2-catalysed haemolysis of RBC was observed in the presence of 2 microM columbin.


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