PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 12371153-2 2002 In this paper, a unifying hypothesis is proposed which suggests that hyperhomocysteinemia may exert its pathogenic effects largely through metabolic accumulation of S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine, a strong noncompetitive inhibitor of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT)-mediated methylation metabolism of various catechol substrates (such as catecholamines and catechol estrogens). Homocysteine 176-190 catechol-O-methyltransferase Homo sapiens 233-261 12371153-2 2002 In this paper, a unifying hypothesis is proposed which suggests that hyperhomocysteinemia may exert its pathogenic effects largely through metabolic accumulation of S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine, a strong noncompetitive inhibitor of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT)-mediated methylation metabolism of various catechol substrates (such as catecholamines and catechol estrogens). Homocysteine 176-190 catechol-O-methyltransferase Homo sapiens 263-267