Medical and Ecological Considerations of L -Dopa and 5-HTP in Seeds

BELL, E. A. ; JANZEN, D. H.

[s.l.] : Nature Publishing Group
Published 1971
ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Medicine
Natural Sciences in General
Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] In mammalian tissues the rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of 5-HT is the hydroxylation of L-tryptophan and 5-HTP does not accumulate where the enzyme balance favours its decarboxylation rather than its biosynthesis. This particular balance of hydroxylase and decarboxylase activity is not ...
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