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Analysis of the expression pattern of the two most structurally divergent <jats:italic>AANAT<\/jats:italic>s in <jats:italic>Branchiostoma lanceolatum<\/jats:italic> (<jats:italic>bl<\/jats:italic>) revealed that they are expressed early in development and also in the adult at low levels throughout the body, possibly associated with the neural tube. Expression is clearly not exclusively associated with the proposed analogs of the pineal gland and retina. blAANAT activity is influenced by environmental lighting, but light\/dark differences do not persist under constant light or constant dark conditions, indicating they are not circadian in nature. bfAANAT\u03b1 and bfAANAT\u03b4' have unusually alkaline (&gt; 9.0) optimal pH, more than two pH units higher than that of vertebrate AANATs.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The substrate selectivity profiles of bfAANAT\u03b1 and \u03b4' are relatively broad, including alkylamines, arylalkylamines and diamines, in contrast to vertebrate forms, which selectively acetylate serotonin and other arylalkylamines. Based on these features, it appears that amphioxus AANATs could play several roles, including detoxification and biogenic amine inactivation. 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