5p8x

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<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[5p8x]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_rat Buffalo rat]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=5P8X OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=5P8X FirstGlance]. <br>

</td></tr><tr id='ligand'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Ligand|Ligands:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><scene name='pdbligand=75Z:N-[2-[5-(1H-benzimidazol-5-yl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]ethyl]-5-(4-fluorophenyl)-2,3-dihydroxybenzamide'>75Z</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=CL:CHLORIDE+ION'>CL</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=D1D:(4S,5S)-1,2-DITHIANE-4,5-DIOL'>D1D</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=MG:MAGNESIUM+ION'>MG</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=NHE:2-[N-CYCLOHEXYLAMINO]ETHANE+SULFONIC+ACID'>NHE</scene>, <scene name='pdbligand=SO4:SULFATE+ION'>SO4</scene></td></tr>

<tr id='gene'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Gene|Gene:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">Comt ([http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&srchmode=5&id=10116 Buffalo rat])</td></tr>

<tr id='activity'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Activity:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catechol_O-methyltransferase Catechol O-methyltransferase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=2.1.1.6 2.1.1.6] </span></td></tr>

<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=5p8x FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=5p8x OCA], [http://pdbe.org/5p8x PDBe], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=5p8x RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/5p8x PDBsum], [http://prosat.h-its.org/prosat/prosatexe?pdbcode=5p8x ProSAT]</span></td></tr>

[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/COMT_RAT COMT_RAT]] Catalyzes the O-methylation, and thereby the inactivation, of catecholamine neurotransmitters and catechol hormones. Also shortens the biological half-lives of certain neuroactive drugs, like L-DOPA, alpha-methyl DOPA and isoproterenol.