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S-Adenosyl methionine
Chemical compound found in all domains of life with largely unexplored effects / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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, transsulfuration, and aminopropylation. Although these anabolic reactions occur throughout the body, most SAM is produced and consumed in the liver.[1] More than 40 methyl transfers from SAM are known, to various substrates such as nucleic acids, proteins, lipids and secondary metabolites. It is made from adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and methionine by methionine adenosyltransferase. SAM was first discovered by Giulio Cantoni in 1952.[1]
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Systematic IUPAC name
(2S)-2-Amino-4-[(S)-{[(2S,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-amino-9H-purin-9-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methyl}methylsulfaniumyl]butanoate | |
Other names
S-Adenosyl-L-methionine; SAM-e; SAMe, AdoMet, Heparab (India), ademethionine | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.045.391 ![]() |
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MeSH | S-Adenosylmethionine |
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C15H22N6O5S | |
Molar mass | 398.44 g·mol−1 |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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In bacteria, SAM is bound by the SAM riboswitch, which regulates genes involved in methionine or cysteine biosynthesis. In eukaryotic cells, SAM serves as a regulator of a variety of processes including DNA, tRNA, and rRNA methylation; immune response;[2] amino acid metabolism; transsulfuration; and more. In plants, SAM is crucial to the biosynthesis of ethylene, an important plant hormone and signaling molecule.[3]