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. 1975 Jul;149(1):115–121. doi: 10.1042/bj1490115

The reciprocal exclusion by L-dopa (L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine) and L-tyrosine of their incorporation as single units into a soluble rat brain protein.

J A Rodriguez, H S Barra, C A Arce, M E Hallak, R Caputto
PMCID: PMC1165598  PMID: 1191253

Abstract

Several compounds, structurally and metabolically related to phenylalanine and tyrosine, were tested for their effects on the incorporations of phenylalanine and tyrosine as single units into a protein of the soluble subcellular fraction of rat brain. Of the compounds tested, only L-dopa (L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine) inhibited these incorporations. Further, L-dopa was incorporated into a protein of the same fraction in such a way that it excluded the incorporation of tyrosine as a single unit. Conversely, tyrosine inhibited and excluded the incorporation of L-dopa. The incorporation of L-dopa required ATP (apparent Km = 0.23mM), KCl (apparent Km = 20mM) and MgCl2 (optimal concentration range, 5-16mM). These requirements were similar to those previously determined for the incorporation of tyrosine and phenylalanine. The inactivation rate of the enzymic systems for L-tyrosine and L-dopa incorporations, when kept at 37 degrees C, was the same for both amino acids (half-life = 80 min). It is suggested that the acceptor for the incorporation of dopa is the same as that for the incorporation of tyrosine.

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