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Biochemistry Metabolism of protein and amino acid dc6d88d7

The rate-limiting step for norepinephrine synthesis

A
Conversion of phenylalanine to Tyrosine
B
Conversion of Tyrosine to DOPA
C
Conversion of DOPA to dopamine
D
Conversion of dopamine to norepinephrine
High-Yield Explanation
In the synthesis of Norepinephrine, Tyrosine is hydroxylated to 3,4dihydroxyphenylalanine by tyrosine hydroxylase. This enzyme catalyses the rate limiting reaction and require tetrahydrobiopterin as coenzyme.Ref: Biochemistry, U. Satyanarayana, Fouh edition, page no: 349

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