US EPA

4089976 

Journal Article 

Inhibition of succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase activity by alkenal products of lipid peroxidation 

Nguyen, E; Picklo, MJ 

2003 

1 

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta
ISSN: 0006-3002
EISSN: 1878-2434 

1637 

1 

107-112 

English 

12527414 

10.1016/S0925-4439(02)00220-X 

WOS:000180616700013 

Lipid peroxidation causes the generation of the neurotoxic aldehydes acrolein and 4-hydroxy-trans-2-nonenal (HNE). These products are elevated in neurodegenerative diseases and acute CNS trauma. Previous studies demonstrate that mitochondrial class 2 aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH2) is susceptible to inactivation by these alkenals. In the liver and brain another mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase, succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (SSADH/ALDH5A1), is present. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that aldehyde products of lipid peroxidation inhibit SSADH activity using the endogenous substrate, succinic semialdehyde (SSA, 50 microM). Acrolein potently inhibited SSADH activity (IC(50)=15 microM) in rat brain mitochondrial preparations. This inhibition was of an irreversible and noncompetitive nature. HNE inhibited activity with an IC(50) of 110 microM. Trans-2-hexenal (HEX) and crotonaldehyde (100 microM each) did not inhibit activity. These data suggest that acrolein and HNE disrupt SSA metabolism and may have subsequent effects on CNS neurochemistry. 

lipid peroxidation; succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase; 4-hydroxynonenal; acrolein; Alzheimer's disease