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. 1980 Dec;70(4):617–624. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1980.tb09780.x

The effect of verapamil on the Ca2+-transporting and Ca2+-ATPase activity of isolated cardiac sarcolemmal preparations.

J Mas-Oliva, W G Nayler
PMCID: PMC2044382  PMID: 6451252

Abstract

1 The effect of (+/-)-, (+)- and (-)-verapamil on the Ca2+-binding, Ca2+-transporting activity, and Ca2+-dependent adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) activity of isolated cardiac sarcolemmal preparations was studied. Enzymatic treatment was used to establish the nature of the sites facilitating [14C]-(+/-)-verapamil binding. 2 (+/-)-Verapamil 1 microM inhibited the passive binding of 45Ca2+. The (+/-)- and (-)-isomers were equiactive. 3 (+/-)-Verapamil 1 microM inhibited the ATP-dependent transport of 45Ca2+ and the associated activation of the Ca2+-sensitive ATPase. The activity resided in the (-)-isomer. 4 Lineweaver-Burk plots for the initial rates of ATP-dependent transport showed that the inhibition induced by the (-)-isomer was accompanied by a reduced Km and Vmax. 5 Enzymatic removal of N-acetyl neuraminic acid and galactose residues increased [14C]-(+/-)-verapamil binding; removal of N-acetylglucosamine and treatment with phospholipase C and trypsin decreased the binding. 6 These results have been interpreted to mean that (-)-verapamil interferes with the ATP-dependent Ca2+-transporting properties of the sarcolemma, and that this effect is accompanied by an altered activity of the intrinsic Ca2+-sensitive ATPase. N-acetylneuramic acid and galactose residues do not provide binding sites for verapamil at the cell surface.

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