Biology:Dimethylpropiothetin dethiomethylase

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dimethylpropiothetin dethiomethylase
Identifiers
EC number4.4.1.3
CAS number9026-85-1
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

The enzyme dimethylpropiothetin dethiomethylase (EC 4.4.1.3) catalyzes the chemical reaction

S,S-dimethyl-β-propiothetin [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] dimethyl sulfide + acrylate

The enzyme breaks S,S-dimethyl-β-propiothetin into dimethyl sulfide and acrylate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the class of carbon-sulfur lyases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is S,S-dimethyl-β-propiothetin dimethyl-sulfide-lyase (acrylate-forming). Other names in common use include desulfhydrase, and S,S-dimethyl-beta-propiothetin dimethyl-sulfide-lyase.

References

  • "Enzymatic cleavage of dimethylpropiothetin by Polysiphonia lanosa". J. Biol. Chem. 222 (1): 171–7. 1956. PMID 13366990.