ExplorEnz: EC 1.5.7.3

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1.5.7.3

Accepted name:

N,N-dimethylglycine/sarcosine dehydrogenase (ferredoxin)

Reaction:

(1) N,N-dimethylglycine + 2 oxidized ferredoxin + H₂O = sarcosine + formaldehyde + 2 reduced ferredoxin + 2 H⁺
(2) sarcosine + 2 oxidized ferredoxin + H₂O = glycine + formaldehyde + 2 reduced ferredoxin + 2 H⁺

Other name(s):

ddhC (gene name); dgcA (gene name)

Systematic name:

N,N-dimethylglycine/sarcosine:ferredoxin oxidoreductase (demethylating)

Comments:

This bacterial enzyme is involved in degradation of glycine betaine. The enzyme contains non-covalently bound FAD and NAD(P) cofactors, and catalyses the demethylation of both N,N-dimethylglycine and sarcosine, releasing formaldehyde and forming glycine as the final product. The enzyme can utilize both NAD⁺ and NADP⁺, but the catalytic efficiency with NAD⁺ is ~5-fold higher. The native electron acceptor of the enzyme is a membrane-bound clostridial-type ferredoxin, which transfers the electrons to an electron-transfer flavoprotein (ETF).

Links to other databases:

BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc

References:

1.	Wargo, M.J., Szwergold, B.S. and Hogan, D.A. Identification of two gene clusters and a transcriptional regulator required for Pseudomonas aeruginosa glycine betaine catabolism. J. Bacteriol. 190 (2008) 2690–2699. [DOI] [PMID: 17951379]
2.	Yang, T., Shao, Y.H., Guo, L.Z., Meng, X.L., Yu, H. and Lu, W.D. Role of N,N-dimethylglycine and its catabolism to sarcosine in Chromohalobacter salexigens DSM 3043. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 86 (2020) . [DOI] [PMID: 32631860]

[EC 1.5.7.3 created 2022]