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SUBMITTER: Stratton CF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5553282 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Stratton Christopher F CF Poulin Myles B MB Du Quan Q Schramm Vern L VL
ACS chemical biology 20161228 2
Phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PNMT) catalyzes the S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM)-dependent conversion of norepinephrine to epinephrine. Epinephrine has been associated with critical processes in humans including the control of respiration and blood pressure. Additionally, PNMT activity has been suggested to play a role in hypertension and Alzheimer's disease. In the current study, labeled SAM substrates were used to measure primary methyl-<sup>14</sup>C and <sup>36</sup>S and secondary ...[more]