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Butyrylcholinesterase inhibitory activity of testosterone and some of its metabolites

Al-Aboudi A, Odeh H, Khalid A, Naz Q, Choudhary MI

Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry, 2009

Abstract

Testosterone and ten of its metabolites were examined as inhibitors of butyrylcholinesterase. A significant enzyme inhibition activity (IC(50) = 1.55 microM) was observed for androst-4-en-3,7-dione. The kinetic parameters of butyrylcholinesterase inhibition were determined and molecular docking was carried out in order to develop a better understanding of the inhibitor-enzyme interactions. The results showed that the inhibition was non-competitive, stabilized mainly by hydrogen bonds and hydrophobic interactions between the inhibitor and butyrylcholinesterase.

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