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Methionine (symbol Met or M) (/mɪˈθaɪəniːn/) is an
essential amino acid in humans. As the
precursor of
other non-essential
amino acids such as cysteine...
- S-Adenosyl
methionine (SAM), also
known under the
commercial names of SAMe, SAM-e, or AdoMet, is a
common cosubstrate involved in
methyl group transfers...
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Methionine synthase (MS, MeSe, MTR) is
primarily responsible for the
regeneration of
methionine from
homocysteine in most individuals. In
humans it is...
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Oxidation of the
sulfur of
methionine results in
methionine sulfoxide or
methionine sulfone. The sulfur-containing
amino acids methionine and
cysteine are more...
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Methionine sulfoximine (MSO, also
known as MetSox) is an
irreversible glutamine synthetase inhibitor. It is the
sulfoximine derivative of
methionine with...
- enzymology, a
methionine S-methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.12) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction S-adenosyl-L-
methionine + L-
methionine ⇌ {\displaystyle...
- S-Methylmethionine (SMM) is a
derivative of
methionine with the
chemical formula (CH3)2S+CH2CH2CH(NH3+)CO2−. This
cation is a naturally-occurring intermediate...
- The
enzyme methionine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.57)
catalyzes the
chemical reaction L-
methionine ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } 3-methylthiopropyl...
- N-Formylmethionine (fMet, HCO-Met, For-Met) is a
derivative of the
amino acid
methionine in
which a
formyl group has been
added to the
amino group. It is specifically...
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biosynthesized from
methionine by the
removal of its
terminal Cε
methyl group. In the body,
homocysteine can be
recycled into
methionine or
converted into...
