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Enzymatic O-Methylation of N-Acetylserotonin to Melatonin

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Identifier: 101584577X47
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Dates

  • Publication: 29 April 1960

Extent

1 pages

Description

In this brief article, Axelrod and Weissbach reported their isolation of an enzyme, hydroxyindole-O-methyl transferase (HIOMT), which plays a key role in the formation of melatonin by the methylation of serotonin.

Language of Materials

English

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HHAABU

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Periodical

Axelrod, Julius, and Herbert Weissbach. "Enzymatic O-Methylation of N-Acetylserotonin to Melatonin." Science 131, (29 April 1960): 1312. Article. 1 Image.

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