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These compounds displayed poor substrate properties toward MAO-A and MAO-B and led to the expected α-carbon oxidized metabolites which were fully characterized. Both the N-methyl and N-cyclopropyl derivatives were good inactivators of MAO-B, suggesting that some species other than the radical resulting from cyclopropyl ring opening is responsible for the inactivation. Both the N-methyl and N-cyclopropyl derivatives also inactivated MAO-A. In this instance, the N-cyclopropyl analogs were much more potent inactivators than the N-methyl analogs. These results suggest that the radical derived from cyclopropyl ring opening may be involved in this inactivation process. 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Both the N-methyl and N-cyclopropyl derivatives were good inactivators of MAO-B, suggesting that some species other than the radical resulting from cyclopropyl ring opening is responsible for the inactivation. Both the N-methyl and N-cyclopropyl derivatives also inactivated MAO-A. In this instance, the N-cyclopropyl analogs were much more potent inactivators than the N-methyl analogs. These results suggest that the radical derived from cyclopropyl ring opening may be involved in this inactivation process. 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