Reaction of dopa decarboxylase with alpha-methyldopa leads to an oxidative deamination producing 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetone, an active site directed affinity label.
Bertoldi M, Dominici P, Moore PS, Maras B, Voltattorni CB.
Bertoldi M, et al. Among authors: maras b.
Biochemistry. 1998 May 5;37(18):6552-61. doi: 10.1021/bi9718898.
Biochemistry. 1998.
PMID: 9572873
As recently reported for serotonin (5-HT) [Bertoldi, M., Moore, P. S., Maras, B., Dominici, P., and Borri Voltattorni, C. (1996) J. Biol. Chem. 271, 23954-23959], the conversion of dopamine (DA) into 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde and ammonia catalyzed by DDC is ac …
As recently reported for serotonin (5-HT) [Bertoldi, M., Moore, P. S., Maras, B., Dominici, P., and Borri Voltattorni, C. (199 …