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Literature summary for 2.1.1.269 extracted from

  • Jansen, M.; Hansen, T.A.
    Tetrahydrofolate serves as a methyl acceptor in the demethylation of dimethylsulfoniopropionate in cell extracts of sulfate-reducing bacteria (1998), Arch. Microbiol., 169, 84-87.
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Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
O2 preincubation of the extract under air decreases the activity, 35% loss in 3 h uncultured bacterium
Propyl iodide 0.5 mM, complete inhibition. In the light, the inhibition is far less strong uncultured bacterium

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
uncultured bacterium
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-
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uncultured bacterium WN
-
-
-

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
3-(S,S-dimethylsulfonio)propanoate + tetrahydrofolate
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 uncultured bacterium 3-(methylthio)propanoate + 5-methyltetrahydrofolate
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 ?
3-(S,S-dimethylsulfonio)propanoate + tetrahydrofolate
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 uncultured bacterium WN 3-(methylthio)propanoate + 5-methyltetrahydrofolate
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 ?
additional information no substrate: betaine. Reaction does not require ATP or reductive activation by titanium(III)-nitrilotriacetic acid uncultured bacterium ?
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 ?
additional information no substrate: betaine. Reaction does not require ATP or reductive activation by titanium(III)-nitrilotriacetic acid uncultured bacterium WN ?
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 ?

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
28
-
 assay at uncultured bacterium

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
7.2
-
 assay at uncultured bacterium

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
tetrahydrofolate methyl acceptor in the anaerobic demethylation of dimethylsulfoniopropionate to methylthiopropionate uncultured bacterium