UniProt functional annotation for P11086

UniProt code: P11086.

Organism: Homo sapiens (Human).
Taxonomy: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo.
 
Function: Converts noradrenaline to adrenaline.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=phenylethanolamine + S-adenosyl-L-methionine = H(+) + N- methylphenylethanolamine + S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine; Xref=Rhea:RHEA:12176, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:57741, ChEBI:CHEBI:57856, ChEBI:CHEBI:57946, ChEBI:CHEBI:59789; EC=2.1.1.28;
Biophysicochemical properties: Kinetic parameters: KM=99 uM for phenylethanolamine {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16363801}; KM=3.4 uM for S-adenosyl-L-methionine {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16363801};
Pathway: Catecholamine biosynthesis; (R)-adrenaline biosynthesis; (R)- adrenaline from (R)-noradrenaline: step 1/1.
Similarity: Belongs to the class I-like SAM-binding methyltransferase superfamily. NNMT/PNMT/TEMT family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.