... (Markham Ontario,Canada). All other reagents were of analytical quality.Expression and purification of a- Syn and a- Syn1)60 a- Syn and a- Syn1)60genes were subcloned into the pET- 3a vector, and ... China2 Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Shanghai, China3 Shanghai Institute of Nuclear Research, Shanghai, China4 Bio-X Research Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, ChinaParkinson’s ... of DA analogs react with the amino groups of a- Synchain, generating a- Syn–quinone adducts. It is likely that the amino groups of a- Syn undergo nucleophilic attack on the quinone moiety of DA...