ABSTRACT

Dopamine-b-hydroxylase (dopamine-bmonooxygenase; DBH; E.C. 1.14.17.1)

Ar:CH2:CH2NH2ascorbate

O20 Ar:CHOH:CH2NH2 dehydroascorbate

Substrates for this enzyme are phenethylamines,

including tyramine and dopamine. The

physiologically important substrate dopamine

yields the neurotransmitter noradrenaline.