epinephrine metabolism

Biochemistry

• epinephrine metabolism 1
  • enzyme: monoamine oxidase
  • substrate: epinephrine + O2 + H2O
  • product: DOMA + H2O2 + NH3
• epinephrine metabolism 2
  • enzyme: catechol-O-methyltransferase
  • substrate: epinephrine + SAM
  • product: metanephrine + S-adenosylhomocysteine
• epinephrine metabolism 4
  • enzyme: monoamine oxidase
  • substrate: metanephrine + O2 + H2O
  • product: VMA + MHPG + H2O2 + NH3

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More general terms

• catecholamine metabolism

Additional terms

• epinephrine; adrenaline (Sus-Phrine, Vapronefrin, Epifrin, Glaucon, Auvi-Q, Allerject)