Studies on the enzyme catalyzing the conversion of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethylamine to norepinephrine.
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An enzyme located in the particles of bovine adrenal medulla catalyzes the conversion of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethylamine to the hormone norepinephrine (1). The extraction and partial purification of this enzyme have recently been described (2). With the purified enzyme, it was shown that the hydroxylation of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylethylamine is coupled to a stoichiometrically equivalent oxidation of ascorbic acid according to the following equation (2) :
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of biological chemistry
دوره 236 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1961