Reaction catalyzed by cypemycin N-terminal methyltransferase (2.1.1.301)
2
+
=
2
+
2 S-adenosyl-L-methionine
+
N-terminal L-alanine-[cypemycin]
=
2 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine
+
N-terminal N,N-dimethyl-L-alanine-[cypemycin]