文摘
Structures of human monoamine oxidase B (MAO B) in complex with safinamide and two coumarinderivatives, all sharing a common benzyloxy substituent, were determined by X-ray crystallography. Thesecompounds competitively inhibit MAO B with Ki values in the 0.1-0.5 M range that are 30-700-foldlower than those observed with MAO A. The inhibitors bind noncovalently to MAO B, occupying both theentrance and the substrate cavities and showing a similarly oriented benzyloxy substituent.