Methylated-thiol-coenzyme M methyltransferase explained

Methylated-thiol-coenzyme M methyltransferase (mtsA (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name methylated-thiol:coenzyme M methyltransferase.^{[1] [2] [3]} This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction:

Methylated-thiol-coenzyme M methyltransferase
Ec Number:	2.1.1.251

This enzyme involved in methanogenesis from methylated thiols, such as methanethiol, dimethyl sulfide, and 3-S-methylmercaptopropionate.

Notes and References

1. Paul L, Krzycki JA . Sequence and transcript analysis of a novel Methanosarcina barkeri methyltransferase II homolog and its associated corrinoid protein homologous to methionine synthase . Journal of Bacteriology . 178 . 22 . 6599–607 . November 1996 . 8932317 . 178547 . 10.1128/jb.178.22.6599-6607.1996 .
2. Tallant TC, Krzycki JA . Methylthiol:coenzyme M methyltransferase from Methanosarcina barkeri, an enzyme of methanogenesis from dimethylsulfide and methylmercaptopropionate . Journal of Bacteriology . 179 . 22 . 6902–11 . November 1997 . 9371433 . 179627 . 10.1128/jb.179.22.6902-6911.1997 .
3. Tallant TC, Paul L, Krzycki JA . The MtsA subunit of the methylthiol:coenzyme M methyltransferase of Methanosarcina barkeri catalyses both half-reactions of corrinoid-dependent dimethylsulfide: coenzyme M methyl transfer . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 276 . 6 . 4485–93 . February 2001 . 11073950 . 10.1074/jbc.m007514200 . free .