N-Methylation of Dopamine to Epinine in Brain Tissue using N-Methyltetrahydrofolic Acid as the Methyl Donor

作者: PIERRE LADURON

DOI: 10.1038/NEWBIO238212A0

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摘要: DURING biosynthetis of catecholamines, the final step in adrenaline formation involves transfer of a methyl group from S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) to the nitrogen of noradrenaline 1 ; …

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