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Melatonin and its metabolites: new findings regarding their production and their radical scavenging actions.
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This review summarizes some of the recent findings concerning the long-held tenet that the enzyme, N-acetyltransferase, which is involved in the production of N-acetylserotonin, the immediate precursor of melatonin, may in fact not always control the quantity of melatonin generated. New evidence from several different laboratories indicates that hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase, which O-methylates N-acetylserotonin to melatonin may be rate-limiting in some cases. Also, the review makes the point that melatonin's actions are uncommonly widespread in organs due to the fact that it works via membrane receptors, nuclear receptors/binding sites and receptor-independent mechanisms, i.e., the direct scavenging of free radicals. Finally, the review briefly summarizes the actions of melatonin and its metabolites in the detoxification of oxygen and nitrogen-based free radicals and related non-radical products. Via these multiple processes, melatonin is capable of influencing the metabolism of every cell in the organism.
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- Authors
- Reiter, R. J., Tan, D.-X., Terron, M. P., Flores, L. J., & Czarnocki, Z.
- Venue
- Acta Biochimica Polonica
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2007-03-09
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-9
- ISSN
- 0001-527X (ISSN-L)
- 1734-154X
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- W1964130521
- Cited by
- 378
- References
- 3
- FWCI
- 9.96
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
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