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2.1.1.87 |
Accepted name: |
pyridine N-methyltransferase |
Reaction: |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + pyridine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + N-methylpyridinium |
Other name(s): |
pyridine methyltransferase |
Systematic name: |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine:pyridine N-methyltransferase |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 104327-10-8 |
References: |
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Damani, L.A., Shaker, M.S., Crooks, P.A., Godin, C.S. and Nwosu, C. N-Methylation and quaternization of pyridine in vitro by rabbit lung, liver and kidney N-methyltransferases: an S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent reaction. Xenobiotica 16 (1986) 645–650. [DOI] [PMID: 3751119] |
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[EC 2.1.1.87 created 1989] |
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