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L-DABA (L-2,4-Diaminobutyric acid) hydrobromide is a week GABA transaminase inhibitor with an IC50 of larger than 500 μM; exhibits antitumor activity in vivo and in vitro.
The tumor cells are irreversibly and totally damaged by incubation with 10 mM L-2,4-Diaminobutyric acid for 24 h at 37°C. The cell-destructive effect by L-DABA hydrobromide is probably due to an osmotic lysis induced by the non-saturated intracellular accumulation of L-DABA hydrobromide. The harmful effect of L-DABA hydrobromide could be abolished by concomitant incubation with L-alanine and L-methionine[1]. Kinetic studies indicates that L-DABA hydrobromide is a non-linear, non-competitive inhibitor of GABA transaminase activity. The L-DABA hydrobromide-induced elevation of GABA levels parallels the inhibition of GABA transaminase activity[2]. L-2,4-Diaminobutyric acid, an amino acid analogue, produceS a cytolytic effect with a human glioma cell line, SKMG-1, and normal human fibroblasts. The concentrations of L-DABA hydrobromide necessary to reduce the cell count to 50% of control following a 24-h incubation at 37°C are 12.5 mM for the human fibroblasts and 20 mM for the glioma cell line[3].
Treatment with L-DABA hydrobromide results in 43.4% reduction of tumor growth[1]. L-DABA hydrobromide is a more effective inhibitor of GABA transaminase in vivo than in vitro[2].
| Catalog Number | I040803 |
| CAS Number | 73143-97-2 |
| Synonyms | (2S)-2,4-diaminobutanoic acid;hydrobromide |
| Molecular Formula | C4H11BrN2O2 |
| Purity | ≥95% |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C4H10N2O2.BrH/c5-2-1-3(6)4(7)8;/h3H,1-2,5-6H2,(H,7,8);1H/t3-;/m0./s1 |
| InChIKey | RVCHWEZQMFNGBK-DFWYDOINSA-N |
| SMILES | C(CN)C(C(=O)O)N.Br |
| Reference | [1]. Ronquist G, et al. Antitumor activity of L-2,4 diaminobuturic acid against mouse fibrosarcoma cells in vitro and in vivo. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 1980;96(3):259-68. [2]. Beart PM, et al. l-2,4-Diaminobutyric acid and the GABA system. Neurosci Lett. 1977 Jul;5(3-4):193-8. [3]. Panasci L, et al. The cytolytic effect of L-2,4 diaminobutyric acid with malignant glioma cells and fibroblasts. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 1988;21(2):143-4. |
