ENTRY EC 2.1.1.71
NAME Phosphatidyl-N-methylethanolamine N-methyltransferase
CLASS Transferases
Transferring one-carbon groups
Methyltransferases
SYSNAME S-Adenosyl-L-methionine:phosphatidyl-N-methylethanolamine
$ N-methyltransferase
REACTION S-Adenosyl-L-methionine + Phosphatidyl-N-methylethanolamine =
S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine + Phosphatidyl-N-dimethylethanolamine
SUBSTRATE S-Adenosyl-L-methionine
Phosphatidyl-N-methylethanolamine
PRODUCT S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine
Phosphatidyl-N-dimethylethanolamine
COMMENT The enzyme also catalyses the transfer of a further methyl group,
producing phosphatidylcholine.
PATHWAY PATH: MAP00260 Glycine, serine and threonine metabolism
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 2.1.1.71
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 2.1.1.71
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