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EC | 2.1.1.44 | ||||
Accepted name: | L-histidine Nα-methyltransferase | ||||
Reaction: | 3 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + L-histidine = 3 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + hercynine (overall reaction) (1a) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + L-histidine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + Nα-methyl-L-histidine (1b) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + Nα-methyl-L-histidine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + Nα,Nα-dimethyl-L-histidine (1c) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + Nα,Nα-dimethyl-L-histidine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + hercynine |
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For diagram of ergothioneine and ovothiol biosynthesis, click here | |||||
Glossary: | hercynine = Nα,Nα,Nα-trimethyl-L-histidine | ||||
Other name(s): | dimethylhistidine N-methyltransferase; dimethylhistidine methyltransferase; histidine-α-N-methyltransferase; S-adenosyl-L-methionine:α-N,α-N-dimethyl-L-histidine α-N-methyltransferase; S-adenosyl-L-methionine:Nα,Nα-dimethyl-L-histidine Nα-methyltransferase | ||||
Systematic name: | S-adenosyl-L-methionine:L-histidine Nα-methyltransferase (hercynine-forming) | ||||
Comments: | Part of the biosynthetic pathway of ergothioneine. | ||||
Links to other databases: | BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 62213-53-0 | ||||
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