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Kinetic Isotope Effects and Transition State Structure for Human Phenylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase.


ABSTRACT: 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-14C and 36S and secondary methyl-3H, 5'-3H, and 5'-14C intrinsic kinetic isotope effects for human PNMT. The transition state of human PNMT was modeled by matching kinetic isotope effects predicted via quantum chemical calculations to intrinsic values. The model provides information on the geometry and electrostatics of the human PNMT transition state structure and indicates that human PNMT catalyzes the formation of epinephrine through an early SN2 transition state in which methyl transfer is rate-limiting.

SUBMITTER: Stratton CF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5553282 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Kinetic Isotope Effects and Transition State Structure for Human Phenylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase.

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]

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