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. 2020 Nov 3;9(11):1078. doi: 10.3390/antiox9111078

Figure 1.

Figure 1

The four possible routes of melatonin (MET) biosynthesis. The enzymes that participate in the synthesis are: tryptophan decarboxylase (TDC), tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH), tryptamine 5-hydroxylase (T5H); serotonin N-acetyltransferase (SNAT); N-acetylserotonin methyltransferase (ASMT), and caffeic acid O-methyltransferase (COMT).