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PHYLOGENETIC DISTRIBUTION AND FUNCTION OF ARYLALKYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE

被引：26
作者：
SMITH, TJ
机构：
[1] School of Medicine, Terre Haute Center for Medical Education, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, 47809
来源：
BIOESSAYS | 1990年 / 12卷 / 01期
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D O I：
10.1002/bies.950120107
中图分类号：
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号：
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要：
Amine acetylation is a diverse topic with importance to the regulation of several physiological processes as well as the metabolism of drugs and environmental chemicals. Arylalkylamine N‐acetyltransferase is widely distributed in several species, where this enzyme plays an important role in the seasonal regulation of reproduction and photoperiodism in vertebrates through the pathway of melatonin formation. In insects, this enzyme is involved in monoamine neurotransmitter inactivation and the formation of catecholamine intermediates necessary for sclerotization of the insect cuticle. Copyright © 1990 Cambridge University Press
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页数：4
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