Research Article

Interactions of Desmethoxyyangonin, a Secondary Metabolite from Renealmia alpinia, with Human Monoamine Oxidase-A and Oxidase-B

Table 2

Inhibition/binding affinity constants () for inhibition of recombinant human MAO-A and MAO-B by desmethoxyyangonin 6 and

CompoundsMonoamine oxidase-AMonoamine oxidase-B
(nM)Type of Inhibition (nM)Type of Inhibition

Desmethoxyyangonin, 6Mixed/reversibleCompetitive/reversible
PhenelzineMixed/irreversibleMixed/irreversible

are mean ± SD of triplicate experiments.