Abstract:
The isolation and purification of a dopamine receptor ligand ,tetrahydro-columbamine from
Polygala tenuifolia Willd is described. Tetrahydrocolumbamine was shown to inhibitthe binding of
3H-SCH23390 and
3H-spiroperidol to rat striatum membranes
in vitro with IC
50values of 0.75 ± 0.08μmol·L
-1 and 0.92 ± 0. 10μmol·L
-1, respectively.The compoundinhibited the binding of
3H-prazosin(IC
50 value of 46μmol·L
-1),while it did not change thebinding of the ligands,
3H-QNB and
3H-muscimol to rat cortex
in vitro. Scatchard plot analysisshowed a mixture of competitive and non-competitive inhibition by the compound on both
3H-SCH23390 and
3H-spiroperidol binding to membranes from rat striatum.