Phenylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase
"Phenylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A methyltransferase that catalyzes the reaction of S-adenosyl-L-methionine and phenylethanolamine to yield S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine and N-methylphenylethanolamine. It can act on various phenylethanolamines and converts norepinephrine into epinephrine. (From Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 2.1.1.28.
| Descriptor ID |
D010625
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.555.500.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Phenylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase- Phenylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase
- Phenylethanolamine N Methyltransferase
- Norepinephrine N-Methyltransferase
- Norepinephrine N Methyltransferase
- Noradrenalin N-Methyltransferase
- Noradrenalin N Methyltransferase
- Norepinephrine Methyltransferase
- Methyltransferase, Norepinephrine
- Phenethanolamine N-Methyltransferase
- Phenethanolamine N Methyltransferase
- Noradrenaline N-Methyltransferase
- Noradrenaline N Methyltransferase
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Long-term hypoxia modulates expression of key genes regulating adrenomedullary function in the late gestation ovine fetus. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2007 Nov; 293(5):R1997-2005.