Catecholamine synthesis

biosynthesis · nervous · endocrine

Catecholamine synthesis. Biosynthesis pathway. Stepwise biosynthesis of dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine from L-tyrosine. The rate-limiting step is tyrosine…

Modulators

• levodopa — substrate
• selegiline — inhibitor
• reserpine — inhibitor
• withanolide-a — activator
• dopamine — substrate

Sources: PMID:14233616, PMID:14409458, PMID:5346381, PMID:14418415