On the significance of an alternate pathway of melatonin synthesis via 5-methoxytryptamine: comparisons across species

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 27-40

  Tan, Dun Xian ^a   Hardeland, Rüdiger ^b   Back, Kyoungwhan ^c   Manchester, Lucien C ^a   Alatorre Jimenez, Moises A ^a   Reiter, Russel J ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

5 methoxytryptamine; antioxidant; arylalkylamine N acetyltransferase; hydroxyindole O methyltransferase; melatonin; N acetylserotonin O methyltransferase; serotonin; serotonin N acetyltransferase

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; 5 METHOXYTRYPTAMINE; ACETYLSEROTONIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; ARYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; MELATONIN; N ACETYLSEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ANURA; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CHICKEN; CHLOROPLAST; COW; CYANOBACTERIUM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HAMSTER; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE STRUCTURE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MOLE RAT; NONHUMAN; PERIPLANETA AMERICANA; PINEAL BODY; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; QUAIL; REVIEW; SALMONINE; SHEEP; YEAST;

EID: 84978079862     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12336     Document Type: Review

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