Characterization of Glycine Sarcosine N -Methyltransferase and Sarcosine Dimethylglycine N -Methyltransferase
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Characterization of glycine sarcosine N-methyltransferase and sarcosine dimethylglycine N-methyltransferase.
Glycine betaine is accumulated in cells living in high salt concentrations to balance the osmotic pressure. Glycine sarcosine N-methyltransferase (GSMT) and sarcosine dimethylglycine N-methyltransferase (SDMT) of Ectothiorhodospira halochloris catalyze the threefold methylation of glycine to betaine, with S-adenosylmethionine acting as the methyl group donor. These methyltransferases were expre...
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0099-2240,1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.67.5.2044-2050.2001