2.1.1.269 purified recombinant DmdA alone or in complex with substrate 2-(dimethylsulfonio)propanoate or cofactor tetrahydrofolate, mother liquor consists of 325 mM NaCl, 30% PEG 2000, 25 mM HEPES, pH 6.8. method optimization, soaking in solution containing 2 mM DMSP or 2 mM tetrahydrofolate, X-ray diffraction structure determination and analysis at 2.1 A and 1.6 A resolution, respectively, modeling 720998 2.1.1.269 structure of the apoenzyme DmdA to 2.1 A, as well as for co-crystals soaked with substrate dimethylsulfoniopropionate to 1.6 A or the cofactor tetrahydrofolate to 1.6 A. The overall fold is a triple domain structure similar to what has been observed for the glycine cleavage T protein or sarcosine oxidase. The tetrahydrofolate binding fold appears conserved 720998