Biology:Methylamine—glutamate N-methyltransferase
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Methylamine-glutamate N-methyltransferase | |||||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||||
EC number | 2.1.1.21 | ||||||||
CAS number | 9045-32-3 | ||||||||
Databases | |||||||||
IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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In enzymology, a methylamine-glutamate N-methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.21) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- methylamine + l-glutamate [math]\displaystyle{ \rightleftharpoons }[/math] NH3 + N-methyl-l-glutamate
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are methylamine and l-glutamate, whereas its two products are NH3 and N-methyl-l-glutamate.
This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring one-carbon group methyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is methylamine:l-glutamate N-methyltransferase. Other names in common use include N-methylglutamate synthase, and methylamine-glutamate methyltransferase. This enzyme participates in methane metabolism.
References
- "The enzymatic synthesis of N-methylglutamic acid". J. Biol. Chem. 241 (4): 935–45. 1966. PMID 5905132.
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