Methylamine—glutamate N-methyltransferase

Methylamine-glutamate N-methyltransferase
Identifiers
EC no.2.1.1.21
CAS no.9045-32-3
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Methylamine-glutamate N-methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.21) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

 
CH3NH2
NH3
CH3NH2
NH3
 

The two substrates of this enzyme are methylamine and L-glutamic acid. Its products are ammonia and N-methyl-L-glutamic acid.[1][2]

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring one-carbon group methyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is methylamine:l-glutamate N-methyltransferase. Other names in common use include N-methylglutamate synthase, and methylamine-glutamate methyltransferase. This enzyme participates in methane metabolism.

References

  1. ^ Enzyme 2.1.1.21 at KEGG Pathway Database.
  2. ^ Shaw WV, Tsai L, Stadtman ER (1966). "The enzymatic synthesis of N-methylglutamic acid". J. Biol. Chem. 241 (4): 935–45. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)96855-9. PMID 5905132.