| Sarcosine reductase | |
| Ec Number: | 1.21.4.3 |
In enzymology, a sarcosine reductase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
acetyl phosphate + methylamine + thioredoxin disulfide
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The 3 substrates of this enzyme are acetyl phosphate, methylamine, and thioredoxin disulfide, whereas its 3 products are N-methylglycine, phosphate, and thioredoxin.
This enzyme belongs to the family of oxydoreductases, specifically those acting on X-H and Y-H to form an X-Y bond with a disulfide as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is acetyl-phosphate methilamine:thioredoxin disulfide oxydoreductase (M-methylglycine-forming).