Dimethylglycine N-methyltransferase

Dimethylglycine N-methyltransferase
Identifiers
EC number 2.1.1.161
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Dimethylglycine N-methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.161, BsmB, DMT) is an enzyme with systematic name S-adenosyl-L-methionine:N,N-dimethylglycine N-methyltransferase (betaine-forming).[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

S-adenosyl-L-methionine + N,N-dimethylglycine \rightleftharpoons S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + betaine

This enzyme is purified from the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. WH8102.

References

  1. Lu, W.D., Chi, Z.M. and Su, C.D. (2006). "Identification of glycine betaine as compatible solute in Synechococcus sp. WH8102 and characterization of its N-methyltransferase genes involved in betaine synthesis". Arch. Microbiol. 186 (6): 495–506. doi:10.1007/s00203-006-0167-8. PMID 17019606.

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