serotonin N-acetyltransferase (SNAT)

Mitochondria: the birth place, battle ground and the site of melatonin metabolism cells.

It was a surprising discovery when mitochondria, as the power houses of cells, were also found to synthesize the potent mitochondrial targeted antioxidant, melatonin. The melatonin synthetic enzyme serotonin N-acetyltransferase (SNAT) was found in matrix and also in the intermembrane space of mitochondria.

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