Catecholamine metabolism in the brain by membrane-bound and soluble catechol-o-methyltransferase (COMT) estimated by enzyme kinetic values

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 628-632

  Reenila I ^a   Mannisto P T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; LEVODOPA; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; BRAIN MEMBRANE; CATALYSIS; CATECHOLAMINE METABOLISM; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME METABOLISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEMBRANE BINDING; METHYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTOR AFFINITY;

EID: 0035193009     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/mehy.2001.1430     Document Type: Article

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