Mitoguazone · 2HCl
Polyamine biosynthesis inhibitor / SAM decarboxylase inhibitor / Mitoguazone is a potent and reversible inhibitor of S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMD or AdoMetDC).1,2 SAMD is a component of the polyamine-biosynthetic pathway, thus inhibition may lead to changes in polyamine metabolism.3 Mitoguazone has also been shown to inhibit diamine oxidase and induce spermidine/spermine N-acetyltransferase.4,5 Mitoguazone has been looked at as a potential anti-cancer treatment because of it’s ability to inhibit polyamine synthesis.6
Biochemicals & reagents
31959-87-2
MGBG
1) Wiliams et al., (1971), Methylglyoxal bis(guanylhydrazone) as a potent inhibitor of mammalian and yeast S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylases; Biochem.Biophys.Res.Commun. 46 288 2) Corti et al., (1974), Specific inhibition of enzymic decarboxylation of S-adenosylmethionine by methylglyoxal bis(guanylhydrazone) and related substances; Biochem. J. 139 351 3) Williams-Ashman and Seidenfeld, (1986), Aspects of the biochemical pharmacology of methylglyoxal bis(guanylhydrazone); Biochem. Pharmacol. 35 1217 4) Janne and Morris, (1984), Inhibition of S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase and diamine oxidase activities by analogues of methylglyoxal bis(guanylhydrazone) and their cellular uptake during lymphocyte activation; Biochem. J. 218 947 5) Pegg et al., (1985) Induciton of spermidine/spermine N-acetyltransferase by methylglyoxal bis(guanylhydrazone) Biochim. Biophys. Acta 842 111 6) Porter and Janne (2012) Modulation of Antineoplastic Drug Action by Inhibitors of Polyamine Biosynthesis. In Inhibition of polyamine metabolism: Biological Significance and Basis for new Therapies; McCann, Ed.; Elsevier; pp.203-248
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TARGET: Polyamine -- DISEASE AREA: Cancer