ENTRY       EC 4.4.1.11
NAME        Methionine gamma-lyase
            L-Methioninase
CLASS       Lyases
            Carbon-sulfur lyases
SYSNAME     L-Methionine methanethiol-lyase (deaminating)
REACTION    L-Methionine = Methanethiol + NH3 + 2-Oxobutanoate
SUBSTRATE   L-Methionine
PRODUCT     Methanethiol
            NH3
            2-Oxobutanoate
COFACTOR    Pyridoxal phosphate
COMMENT     A pyridoxal-phosphate protein.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00450  Selenoamino acid metabolism
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 4.4.1.11
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 4.4.1.11
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