Abstract
We have studied the substrate binding order of S-adenosylmethionine and norepinephrine to phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase via the use of two inhibitors of this enzyme. 2-(2,5-Dichlorophenyl)cyclopropylamine hydrochloride (SK&F 9208) competitively inhibited norepinephrine as the variable substrate but was an uncompetitive inhibitor with respect to S-adenosylmethionine. S-Adenosylhomocysteine, however, was a competitive inhibitor with respect to S-adenosylmethionine but noncompetitive as an antagonist of norepinephrine. These studies are interpreted to suggest a kinetically ordered pattern of substrate binding to the enzyme, with S-adenosylmethionine being initially bound.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors wish to thank Mr. George Gessner, Miss Deborah Seltz, and Miss Julie Wang for their excellent technical assistance in carrying out this project. A special note of thanks is also due Dr. Harry Green for his helpful encouragement of our efforts.
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The Binding Order of Substrates to Phenylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase
