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Literature summary for 2.1.1.6 extracted from

  • Borchardt, R.T.
    Catechol O-methyltransferase (1981), Methods Enzymol., 77, 267-272.
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Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
Ca2+
-
Rattus norvegicus
iodoacetic acid
-
Rattus norvegicus
Mg2+ inhibition above 2 mM; required for activity Rattus norvegicus
N-ethylmaleimide
-
Rattus norvegicus
p-chloromercuribenzoate
-
Rattus norvegicus
S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine
-
Rattus norvegicus

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Mg2+ required Rattus norvegicus
Mg2+ inhibition above 2 mM Rattus norvegicus
Mg2+ below 2 mM Rattus norvegicus

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
23000
-
x * 23000, SDS-PAGE Rattus norvegicus

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
additional information Rattus norvegicus primary role in extraneuronal inactivation of endogenous catecholamines and in the further metabolism of oxidized catecholamine metabolites ?
-
?
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + a catechol Rattus norvegicus
-
?
-
?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Rattus norvegicus
-
-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
-
Rattus norvegicus

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
liver
-
Rattus norvegicus
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
additional information
-
-
Rattus norvegicus

Storage Stability

Storage Stability Organism
-4°C, stable for several weeks Rattus norvegicus

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
additional information not: monophenols Rattus norvegicus ?
-
?
additional information strict requirement for S-adenosyl-L-methionine as methyl donor and a catechol as acceptor substrate Rattus norvegicus ?
-
?
additional information primary role in extraneuronal inactivation of endogenous catecholamines and in the further metabolism of oxidized catecholamine metabolites Rattus norvegicus ?
-
?
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + a catechol
-
Rattus norvegicus ?
-
?

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
? x * 23000, SDS-PAGE Rattus norvegicus

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
7.3 8.2
-
Rattus norvegicus