Tyrosine 3-monooxygenase
BE0000614ProteinHumansTH
Catalyzes the conversion of L-tyrosine to L-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-Dopa), the rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of catecholamines, dopamine, noradrenaline, and adrenaline. It is acted on by 8 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- TH
- UniProtKB entry
- P07101Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Cytoplasm, perinuclear region
- Residues / weight
- 528 residues · 58,600 Da
- Also known as
- 1.14.16.2 · TH · TYH · Tyrosine 3-hydroxylase
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Tyrosine 3-monooxygenase, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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