Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is a key enzyme of the tetrahydrofolate (THF)-mediated one-carbon (C1) metabolic network. This enzyme catalyzes the reduction of 5,10-methylene-THF to 5-methyl-THF. The latter donates its methyl group to homocysteine, forming methionine, which is then used for the synthesis of S-adenosyl-methionine, a universal methyl donor for numerous methylation re...

A biofiltration system inoculated with the mold Paecilomyces variotii CBS115145 showed a toluene elimination capacity (EC) of around 250 g/m3 of biofilter/h, which was higher than the values usually reported for bacteria. P. variotii assimilated m- and p-cresols but not the o isomer. Initial toluene hydroxylation occurred both on the methyl group and through the p-cresol pathway. These results ...

DNA methylation serves as the principal form of post-replicative epigenetic modification. It is intricately involved in gene regulation and silencing in eukaryotic cells, making significant contributions to cell phenotype. Much of it is mitotically inherited; some is passed on from one filial generation to the next. Establishment and maintenance of DNA methylation patterns in mammals is governe...

The effect on veratryl alcohol production of supplementing cultures of the lignin-degrading fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium with different methyl-(sup2)H(inf3)-labelled methyl precursors has been investigated. Both chloromethane (CH(inf3)Cl) and l-methionine caused earlier initiation of veratryl alcohol biosynthesis, but S-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM) retarded the formation of the compound. A...

Methyl bromide (CH3Br) and methyl chloride (CH3Cl) are important precursors for destruction of stratospheric ozone, and oceanic uptake is an important component of the biogeochemical cycle of these methyl halides. In an effort to identify and characterize the organisms mediating halocarbon biodegradation, we surveyed the effect of potential cometabolic substrates on CH3Br biodegradation using a...

Anserine biosynthesis may occur in skeletal muscle by two and possibly three pathways: (a) condensation of l-methylhistidine with p-alanine (1, Z), (6) direct N-methylation of carnosine (3, 4), and, possibly, (c) P-alanyl transfer from carnosine to 1-methylhistidine (5). The relative importance of these various routes is unevaluated, although some studies in viva suggest that species difference...

We used isomeric fluorotoluenes as model substrates to study the catabolism of toluene by five deuteromycete fungi and one ascomycete fungus capable of growth on toluene as the sole carbon and energy source, as well as by two fungi (Cunninghamella echinulata and Aspergillus niger) that cometabolize toluene. Whole cells were incubated with 2-, 3-, and 4-fluorotoluene, and metabolites were charac...

In the asymmetric unit of the title salt, C6H9N2 (+)·C7H7O3S(-), there are two independent 2-amino-6-methyl-pyridinium cations and two independent 4-methyl-benzene-sulfonate anions. Both cations are protonated at their pyridine N atoms and their geometries reveal amine-imine tautomerism. In the 4-methyl-benzene-sulfonate anions, the carboxyl-ate groups are twisted out of the benzene ring planes...

Methyl substitution effects on aromatic and methyl proton chemical shifts in several mono-, di-, and trimethyl benzenes are studied. A new method for obtaining the changes in the ring proton chemical shifts from those of methyl proton shifts at the corresponding positions is used. The extra jr-electron densities in toluene are calculated using the already known relation between the jr-electron ...

The ultrasonic velocity, density and viscosity at 318K have been measured in the binary systems of Methyl methacrylate + Toluene and Methyl methacrylate + Dimethylacetamide. In this work an attempt has been made for the first time to investigate the behavior of binary solutions of Methylmethacrylate(MMA) in Toluene and Dimethylacetamide(DMAC) with regard to acoustical parameters such as adiabat...