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Information on EC 2.1.1.243 - 5-guanidino-2-oxopentanoate (3R)-methyltransferase

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IUBMB Comments

The enzyme is involved in production of the rare amino acid (3R)-3-methyl-L-arginine. The compound is used by the epiphytic bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae as an antibiotic against the related pathogenic species Pseudomonas savastanoi pv. glycinea. Other bacteria incorporate the compound into more complex compounds such as the peptidyl nucleoside antibiotic arginomycin.

The enzyme appears in viruses and cellular organisms

Synonyms
s-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferase, more

REACTION
REACTION DIAGRAM
COMMENTARY hide
ORGANISM
UNIPROT
LITERATURE
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 5-guanidino-2-oxopentanoate = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + (3R)-5-guanidino-3-methyl-2-oxopentanoate
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PATHWAY SOURCE
PATHWAYS
MetaCyc
3-methylarginine biosynthesis
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