Dimethylglycine N-methyltransferase

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 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + betaine
Dimethylglycine N-methyltransferase
Identifiers
EC number2.1.1.161
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

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

References

  1. Lu WD, Chi ZM, Su CD (December 2006). "Identification of glycine betaine as compatible solute in Synechococcus sp. WH8102 and characterization of its N-methyltransferase genes involved in betaine synthesis". Archives of Microbiology. 186 (6): 495–506. doi:10.1007/s00203-006-0167-8. PMID 17019606.


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