| Entry |
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| Name |
carnosine N-methyltransferase
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| Class |
Transferases;
Transferring one-carbon groups;
Methyltransferases
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| Sysname |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine:carnosine N-methyltransferase
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| Reaction(IUBMB) |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + carnosine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + anserine [RN: R02144]
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| Reaction(KEGG) |
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| Substrate |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine [CPD: C00019];
carnosine [CPD: C00386]
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| Product |
S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine [CPD: C00021];
anserine [CPD: C01262]
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| Pathway |
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| Reference |
1 |
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| Authors |
McManus, I.R. |
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| Title |
Enzymatic synthesis of anserine in skeletal muscle by N-methylation of carnosine. |
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| Journal |
J. Biol. Chem. 237 (1962) 1207-1211. |
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| Other DBs |
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature: ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: CAS: 37256-93-2 |
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