Entry
Name
adenosylmethionine cyclotransferase;
adenosylmethioninase
Class
Transferases;
Transferring alkyl or aryl groups, other than methyl groups;
Transferring alkyl or aryl groups, other than methyl groups (only sub-subclass identified to date)
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
S-adenosyl-L-methionine alkyltransferase (cyclizing)
Reaction(IUBMB)
S-adenosyl-L-methionine = S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine + 2-aminobutan-4-olide [RN:
R00180 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
S-adenosyl-L-methionine [CPD:
C00019 ]
Product
S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine [CPD:
C00170 ];
2-aminobutan-4-olide [CPD:
C02926 ]
History
EC 2.5.1.4 created 1965
Reference
Authors
MUDD SH.
Title
Enzymatic cleavage of S-adenosylmethionine.
Journal
J Biol Chem 234:87-92 (1959)
Reference
Authors
MUDD SH.
Title
The mechanism of the enzymatic cleavage of S-adenosylmethionine to alpha-amino-gamma-butyrolactone.
Journal
J Biol Chem 234:1784-6 (1959)
Other DBs
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: 2.5.1.4
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.5.1.4
BRENDA, the Enzyme Database: 2.5.1.4