unreviewed
Phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PNMT)
1 reactions · 1 pathways
Cofactors used
What it does, reaction by reaction
1 reactions
Catecholamine Synthesis Amino Acid & Nitrogen Metabolism · Cytosol + secretory vesicle
step 4
Irreversible/directional
Norepinephrine + SAM -> epinephrine + SAH
Converts Norepinephrine S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) into Epinephrine S-adenosylhomocysteine
› Notes
Confined largely to adrenal medulla, where cortisol from the cortex induces PNMT.
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What accelerates and inhibits it
Regulation is pathway-specific, so each context is listed separately
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No regulation recorded for this enzyme in the source documents.
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