Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
N-Acetylserotonin (NAS) also known as normelatonin is a naturally occurring chemical intermediate in the endogenous production of melatonin from serotonin. It is produced from serotonin by the enzyme aralkylamine N-acetyltransferase (AANAT) and is converted to melatonin by acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase (ASMT). Like melatonin NAS is an agonist at the melatonin receptors MT1 MT2 and MT3 and may be considered to be a neurotransmitter.
