Trimethylamine-oxide aldolase

trimethylamine-oxide aldolase
Identifiers
EC number 4.1.2.32
CAS number 72561-08-1
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

In enzymology, a trimethylamine-oxide aldolase (EC 4.1.2.32) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

trimethylamine N-oxide dimethylamine + formaldehyde

Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, trimethylamine N-oxide, and two products, dimethylamine and formaldehyde.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the aldehyde-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is trimethylamine-N-oxide formaldehyde-lyase (dimethylamine-forming). Other names in common use include trimethylamine N-oxide formaldehyde-lyase, trimethylamine N-oxide aldolase, trimethylamine N-oxide demethylase, and trimethylamine-N-oxide formaldehyde-lyase. This enzyme participates in methane metabolism.

References

    • Large PJ (1971). "Non-oxidative demethylation of trimethylamine N-oxide by Pseudomonas aminovorans". FEBS Lett. 18 (2): 297&ndash, 300. doi:10.1016/0014-5793(71)80470-2. PMID 11946146.
    • Myers PA, Zatman LJ (1971). "The metabolism of trimethylamine N-oxide by Bacillus PM6". Biochem. J. 121 (1): 10P. PMC 1176517. PMID 5116524.


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