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Enzymatic O-Methylation of Epinephrine and Other Catechols

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Axelrod, Julius, Tomchick, Robert·1958·Journal of Biological Chemistry

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Authors: Axelrod, J., & Tomchick, R.
Affiliations: United States Public Health Service (US)
Venue: Journal of Biological Chemistry
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1958-09
Volume: 233
Issue: 3
Pages: 702-705
ISSN: 0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)64731-3
OpenAlex: W1543624067
Cited by: 1,283
References: 16
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FWCI: 55.85
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: hybrid
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Licence: cc-by
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Locations: Journal of Biological Chemistry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
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Topics: Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmacology › Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism
Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Inorganic Chemistry › Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Microbial metabolism and enzyme function
Keywords: epinephrine, catechol, O-methylation, enzymatic methylation, catecholamine metabolism
MeSH terms: Catechols, Epinephrine, Methylation, Norepinephrine, Transferases

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