M 30 Dihydrochloride is a potent and brain selective monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor (EC50 values are 37 and 57 nM for MAO-A and MAO-B, respectively). Also an iron chelator with antioxidant properties. Protects cells against 6-OHDA (Cat. No. 2547) induced apoptosis. Attenuates MPTP depletion of DA and increases striatal monoamine levels in a mouse Parkinson''s disease model.
M30 is a site-activated iron chelator and monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor; with neuroprotective and anti-apoptotic activity. It is a multifunctional non-toxic, brain permeable iron chelator possessing a neuroprotective propargylamine moiety and an antioxidant-iron chelator moiety. M30 is a selective irreversible inhibitor of mitochondrial brain monoamine oxidases A and B (MAO-A and -B), providing for improved levels of neurotransmitters. It reduces oxidative damage and shows neuroprotective and neurorestorative effects in various neurodegenerative models of ALS, Alzheimerμs and Parkinsonμs diseases, and is being investigated in other diseases where oxidative stress is a problem.
