Journal
CHEMICO-BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS
Volume 186, Issue 2, Pages 103-109Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2010.04.006
Keywords
Quinone reductase 2; Menadione; Melatonin; Inhibitors
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Quinone reductase 2 is a cytosolic enzyme which catalyses the reduction of quinones, such as menadione and coenzymes Q. Despite a relatively close sequence-based resemblance to NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (QR1), it has many different features. QR2 is the third melatonin binding site (MT3). It is inhibited in the micromolar range by melatonin, and does not accept conventional phosphorylated nicotinamides as hydride donors. QR2 has a powerful capacity to activate quinones leading to unexpected toxicity situations. In the present paper, we report the characterization of three QR2 modulators: melatonin, resveratrol and S29434. The latter compound inhibits QR2 activity with an IC50 in the low nanomolar range. The potency of the modulators ranged as follows, from the least to the most potent: melatonin < resveratrol
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