Dopamine beta-hydroxylase
BE0000138ProteinHumansDBH
Catalyzes the hydroxylation of dopamine to noradrenaline (also known as norepinephrine), and is thus vital for regulation of these neurotransmitters. It is acted on by 15 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- DBH
- UniProtKB entry
- P09172Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Cytoplasmic vesicle, secretory vesicle lumen
- Residues / weight
- 617 residues · 69,064 Da
- Also known as
- 1.14.17.1 · Dopamine beta-monooxygenase
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Pharmacology
Structure
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Dopamine beta-hydroxylase, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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