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Catechol O-methyltransferase
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| - | <StructureSection load='3a7e' size='350' side='right' caption='Structure of human catechol O-methyltransferase complex with SAM and dinitrocatechol (PDB entry [[3a7e]])' scene=''> | + | <StructureSection load='3a7e' size='350' side='right' caption='Structure of human catechol O-methyltransferase complex with SAM and dinitrocatechol (PDB entry [[3a7e]])' scene='55/551215/Cv/1'> |
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| + | == Function == | ||
| - | '''Catechol O-methyltransferase''' (COMT) methylates catecholamines like dopamine, epinephrine and norepinephrine. The cofactor S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) serves as the methyl donor in the reaction and is converted to to S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine (SAH) by the reaction. The Parkinson Disease drug levodopa is a substrate of COMT and COMT inhibitors like entacapone are used with levodopa in the disease treatment. | + | '''Catechol O-methyltransferase''' (COMT) methylates catecholamines like dopamine, epinephrine and norepinephrine. The cofactor S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) serves as the methyl donor in the reaction and is converted to to S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine (SAH) by the reaction.<ref>PMID:19111934</ref> For more details see [[Student Projects for UMass Chemistry 423 Spring 2012-6]]. |
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| + | The Parkinson Disease drug levodopa is a substrate of COMT and COMT inhibitors like entacapone are used with levodopa in the disease treatment.<ref>PMID:25559423</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Structural highlights == | ||
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| + | *<scene name='55/551215/Cv/4'>Active site of human catechol O-methyltransferase complex with SAM and dinitrocatechol</scene> (PDB entry [[3a7e]]). Water molecule is shown as red sphere. | ||
== 3D Structures of catechol O-methyltransferase == | == 3D Structures of catechol O-methyltransferase == | ||
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References
- ↑ Tsuji E, Okazaki K, Isaji M, Takeda K. Crystal structures of the Apo and Holo form of rat catechol-O-methyltransferase. J Struct Biol. 2008 Dec 10. PMID:19111934 doi:S1047-8477(08)00293-1
- ↑ Muller T. Catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitors in Parkinson's disease. Drugs. 2015 Feb;75(2):157-74. doi: 10.1007/s40265-014-0343-0. PMID:25559423 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40265-014-0343-0
