2.1.1.157 2 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + sarcosine (overall reaction) Halorhodospira halochloris 2 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + betaine - ? 424074 2.1.1.157 additional information the enzyme catalyzes the last 2 steps of betaine synthesis from glycine in a 3-step process Halorhodospira halochloris ? - ? 89 2.1.1.157 additional information the enzyme catalyzes the last 2 steps of betaine synthesis from glycine in a 3-step process Actinopolyspora halophila ? - ? 89 2.1.1.157 additional information the enzyme catalyzes the last 2 steps of betaine synthesis from glycine in a 3-step process, betaine is required for balancing osmotic pressure under high salt living conditions Halorhodospira halochloris ? - ? 89 2.1.1.157 additional information the enzyme is involved in the alternate biosynthesis of betaine, which is an important osmoprotectant and is synthesized in response to abiotic stress Aphanothece halophytica ? - ? 89 2.1.1.157 additional information enzyme shows strict substrate specificity Aphanothece halophytica ? - ? 89 2.1.1.157 additional information the enzyme has overlapping activities with the enzyme catalyzing the prior reaction steps Halorhodospira halochloris ? - ? 89 2.1.1.157 additional information the enzyme has overlapping activities with the enzyme catalyzing the prior reaction steps Actinopolyspora halophila ? - ? 89 2.1.1.157 additional information the enzyme shows strict specificity for glycine and sarcosine as substrates, no activity with ethanolamine, monomethylethanolamine, nor several L-amino acid, overview Halorhodospira halochloris ? - ? 89 2.1.1.157 additional information the broad substrate methyltransferase, glycine sarcosine dimethylglycine methyltransferase, GSDMT, purified from the halophilic methanoarchaeon Methanohalophilus portucalensis strain FDF1, has been shown to possess glycine N-methyltransferase (GMT), sarcosine N-methyltransferase (SMT) and dimethylglycine N-methyltransferase (DMT) activities. SDMT possesses sarcosine N-methyltransferase (SMT) and dimethylglycine N-methyltransferase (DMT) activities Methanohalophilus portucalensis ? - ? 89