Succinylacetone, a potent inhibitor of heme biosynthesis: Effect on cell growth, heme content and δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase activity of malignant murine erythroleukemia cells

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4,6-Dioxoheptanoic acid (succinylacetone, SA) was examined with regard to its ability to a) inhibit the second enzyme of the heme pathway, δ-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) dehydratase, b) lower the heme concentration, and c) inhibit cell growth of murine erythroleukemia (MEL) cells in culture. SA profoundly inhibited ALA dehydratase in broken cell preparations at concentrations as low as 10−7 M. The stimulation of hemoglobin production by DMSO and butyrate in MEL cells was inhibited by the addition of SA to the cell medium. When 1 mM SA was added to the medium, there was a profound inhibition of ALA dehydratase activity, and the heme concentration of cells declined progressively with each cell division. Cell growth was markedly inhibited after two cell divisions.

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