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Dopamine beta-hydroxylase below its eight-copper stoichiometry

Dopamine beta-hydroxylase below its eight-copper stoichiometry. Species, exposure and limitations are retained in each linked claim.

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  1. Below a ratio of eight copper atoms per tetramer, the measured rate of enzymatic catalysis rose in proportion to the copper present rather than being maximal.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    availability_state
    nutrient_deficiency Imported condition classification; unverified.
    evidence_span
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    experimental_model
    Copper titration of bovine adrenal dopamine beta-hydroxylase followed by NMR, EPR and inhibitor kinetics
    exposure
    Titration with copper and measurement of catalytic rate
    limitations
    Stoichiometry measured three independent ways. It establishes how much copper the enzyme needs, not how much copper a person needs.
    nutrient_topic
    Cold water immersion research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct clinical effect, and a therapeutic exposure is not a dietary intake. · Cold water immersion
    organism
    Bovine enzyme
    plain_language
    Short the enzyme of copper and it runs proportionally slower.
    primary_references
    [cold-p6323422] Kinetic and spectroscopic studies of the interaction of copper with dopamine beta-hydroxylase. (1984). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6323422/ DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)43105-x
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Adrenal medulla enzyme
    trigger_kind
    nutrient_deficiency Imported condition classification; unverified.

    Cold water immersion: cold sensing, heat production, the catecholamine axis and what repeated exposure changes (2026-09-19) · lines 572–583

    AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Copper titration of bovine adrenal dopamine beta-hydroxylase followed by NMR, EPR and inhibitor kinetics · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ### cold-copper-free-dbh-activity Below a ratio of eight copper atoms per tetramer, the measured rate of enzymatic catalysis rose in proportion to the copper present rather than being maximal. Condition category: nutrient_deficiency nutrient_topic: Cold water immersion research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct clinical effect, and a therapeutic exposure is not a dietary intake. plain_language: Short the enzyme of copper and it runs proportionally slower. organism: Bovine enzyme tissue_or_cell_type: Adrenal medulla enzyme experimental_model: Copper titration of bovine adrenal dopamine beta-hydroxylase followed by NMR, EPR and inhibitor kinetics limitations: Stoichiometry measured three independent ways. It establishes how much copper the enzyme needs, not how much copper a person needs. exposure: Titration with copper and measurement of catalytic rate evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/cold-research/6323422.abstract.txt", "locator": "Indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "dac85ce0ad7c7d5994b97d55b129050a0e7ca8bf96943578d272054db6a07a62", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1346, "text_sha256": "dac85ce0ad7c7d5994b97d55b129050a0e7ca8bf96943578d272054db6a07a62"} [cold-p6323422] Kinetic and spectroscopic studies of the interaction of copper with dopamine beta-hydroxylase. (1984). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6323422/ DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)43105-x
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