| EC |
2.1.1.5 |
| Accepted name: |
betaine—homocysteine S-methyltransferase |
| Reaction: |
betaine + L-homocysteine = dimethylglycine + L-methionine |
| Glossary: |
betaine = glycine betaine = N,N,N-trimethylglycine = N,N,N-trimethylammonioacetate |
| Other name(s): |
betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase; betaine-homocysteine transmethylase |
| Systematic name: |
trimethylammonioacetate:L-homocysteine S-methyltransferase |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9029-78-1 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Klee, W.A., Richards, H.H. and Cantoni, G.L. The synthesis of methionine by enzymic transmethylation. VII. Existence of two separate homocysteine methylpherases on mammalian liver. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 54 (1961) 157–164. [DOI] [PMID: 14456704] |
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