ENTRY EC 3.3.1.2
NAME Adenosylmethionine hydrolase
S-Adenosylmethionine cleaving enzyme
Methylmethionine-sulfonium-salt hydrolase
CLASS Hydrolases
Acting on ether bonds
Thioether hydrolases
SYSNAME S-Adenosyl-L-methionine hydrolase
REACTION S-Adenosyl-L-methionine + H2O = Methylthioadenosine + L-Homoserine
SUBSTRATE S-Adenosyl-L-methionine
H2O
Methylmethionine sulfonium salt
PRODUCT Methylthioadenosine
L-Homoserine
Dimethyl sulfide
COMMENT Also hydrolyses methylmethionine sulfonium salt to dimethyl
sulfide and homoserine.
DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 3.3.1.2
WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 3.3.1.2
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