(Methyl-Co(III) tetramethylammonium-specific corrinoid protein):coenzyme M methyltransferase explained

(Methyl-Co(III) tetramethylammonium-specific corrinoid protein):coenzyme M methyltransferase
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(Methyl-Co(III) tetramethylammonium-specific corrinoid protein):coenzyme M methyltransferase (methyltransferase 2, mtqA (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name methylated tetramethylammonium-specific corrinoid protein:coenzyme M methyltransferase.^[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

[methyl-Co(III) tetramethylammonium-specific corrinoid protein] + coenzyme M methyl-CoM + [Co(I) tetramethylammonium-specific corrinoid protein]

This enzyme catalyses the transfer of a methyl group from a corrinoid protein.

Notes and References

1. Asakawa S, Sauer K, Liesack W, Thauer RK . Tetramethylammonium:coenzyme M methyltransferase system from methanococcoides sp . Archives of Microbiology . 170 . 4 . 220–6 . October 1998 . 9732435 . 10.1007/s002030050636 .