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In the field of enzymology, a betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase also known as betaine-homocysteine methyltransferase (BHMT) is a zinc metallo-enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a methyl group from trimethylglycine and a hydrogen ion from homocysteine to produce dimethylglycine and methionine respectively:[2]
betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase | |||||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||||
EC no. | 2.1.1.5 | ||||||||
CAS no. | 9029-78-1 | ||||||||
Databases | |||||||||
IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring one-carbon group methyltransferases. This enzyme participates in the metabolism of glycine, serine, threonine and also methionine.
In humans, there are two isozymes, BHMT[3][4] and BHMT2,[5][6] each encoded by a separate gene.
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BHMT is expressed most predominantly in the liver and kidney.[7]
Mutations in the BHMT gene are known to exist in humans. Anomalies may influence the metabolism of homocysteine, which is implicated in disorders ranging from vascular disease, autism, and schizophrenia to neural tube birth defects such as spina bifida.
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