Noradrenaline is converted to adrenaline

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R-HSA-209903
Type
Reaction [transition]
Species
Homo sapiens
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Phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PNMT) is the terminal enzyme in catecholamine biosynthesis. It performs transmethylation of noradrenaline to adrenaline using S-adenosyl L-methionine (SAM) as the methyl donor.
Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
3372503 Molecular cloning of cDNA and chromosomal assignment of the gene for human phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase, the enzyme for epinephrine biosynthesis

Nakazawa, A, Kishi, F, Ichinose, H, Fujita, K, Kobayashi, K, Oka, K, Nagatsu, T, Kaneda, N, Kurosawa, Y

J Biol Chem 1988
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phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase activity of PNMT [cytosol]

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