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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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