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Literature summary for 1.14.16.2 extracted from

  • Nagatsu, T.; Levitt, M.; Udenfriend, S.
    Tyrosine hydroxylase.The initial step in norepinephrine biosynthesis (1964), J. Biol. Chem., 239, 2910-2917.
    View publication on PubMed

General Stability

General Stability Organism
0.1 M 2-mercaptoethanol is necessary for stabilization during purification Bos taurus

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
2,2'-dipyridyl
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Bos taurus
2-methyl-L-tyrosine
-
Bos taurus
3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid
-
Bos taurus
alpha-Propyldihydroxyphenylacetamide
-
Bos taurus
dopamine
-
Bos taurus
L-Dopa
-
Bos taurus
norepinephrine
-
Bos taurus
phenylalanine L-isomer, not D-isomer Bos taurus
phenylalanine
-
Cavia porcellus

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
cytosol
-
Bos taurus 5829
-

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Iron Fe2+ activates Bos taurus

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
L-tyrosine + tetrahydrobiopterin + O2 Cavia porcellus
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3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine + dihydrobiopterin + H2O
-
?
L-tyrosine + tetrahydrobiopterin + O2 Bos taurus first step in biosynthesis of catecholamines such as norepinephrine, epinephrine and dopamine 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine + dihydrobiopterin + H2O
-
?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Bos taurus
-
-
-
Cavia porcellus
-
-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
-
Bos taurus

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
adrenal medulla
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Bos taurus
-
brain
-
Bos taurus
-
nervous system sympathetic, innervated Bos taurus
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
L-tyrosine + 2-amino-4-hydroxy-6,7-dimethyltetrahydropterin + O2
-
Bos taurus ?
-
?
L-tyrosine + tetrahydrobiopterin + O2
-
Cavia porcellus 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine + dihydrobiopterin + H2O
-
?
L-tyrosine + tetrahydrobiopterin + O2
-
Cavia porcellus 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine + dihydrobiopterin + H2O 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine is identical with dopa ?
L-tyrosine + tetrahydrobiopterin + O2
-
Bos taurus 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine + dihydrobiopterin + H2O 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine is identical with dopa ?
L-tyrosine + tetrahydrobiopterin + O2 first step in biosynthesis of catecholamines such as norepinephrine, epinephrine and dopamine Bos taurus 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine + dihydrobiopterin + H2O
-
?
L-tyrosine + tetrahydrofolic acid + O2
-
Bos taurus ?
-
?

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
6.2
-
-
Bos taurus