S-adenosylmethionine-dependent enzyme activation |
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Authors: | J W Kozarich |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park 20742. |
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Abstract: | S-Adenosylmethionine (SAM)-dependent activations of pyruvate formate-lyase, lysine 2,3-aminomutase and cobalamin-dependent methionine synthase are discussed. In each case, cleavage of SAM is accompanied by the formation of a catalytically active enzyme. The chemistry of activation of these three enzymes falls into three distinct classes: generation of an essential enzyme radical (pyruvate formate-lyase), formation of a catalytically active 5'-deoxyadenosyl radical (lysine 2,3-aminomutase) and reductive methylation to form a required methylcobalamin complex (methionine synthase). |
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