| Protein Name | acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Gene ID | 438 |
| Gene Symbol | ASMT |
| UniProt | P46597 (ASMT_HUMAN), A0A024RBT9 (A0A024RBT9_HUMAN), X5D784 (X5D784_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 100 |
Description |
acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase |
| Gene Summary |
This gene belongs to the methyltransferase superfamily, and is located in the pseudoautosomal region (PAR) at the end of the short arms of the X and Y chromosomes. The encoded enzyme catalyzes the final reaction in the synthesis of melatonin, and is abundant in the pineal gland. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been noted for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2010] |
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