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Literature summary for 2.1.1.13 extracted from

  • Taylor, R.T.; Weissbach, H.
    N5-Methytetrahydrofolate-homocysteine (vitamin B12) methyltransferase (Escherichia coli B) (1971), Methods Enzymol., 17B, 379-388.
No PubMed abstract available

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.0016
-
S-adenosyl-L-methionine
-
Escherichia coli
0.016
-
L-homocysteine
-
Escherichia coli
0.06
-
5-methyltetrahydrofolate
-
Escherichia coli

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
140000
-
sucrose density gradient centrifugation Escherichia coli

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Escherichia coli
-
B
-
Escherichia coli B / ATCC 11303
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B
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
B Escherichia coli

Reaction

Reaction Comment Organism Reaction ID
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + L-homocysteine = tetrahydrofolate + L-methionine mechanism Escherichia coli

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
additional information
-
assay method Escherichia coli

Storage Stability

Storage Stability Organism
-20°C, 15-20 mg/ml protein, stable for at least 1 month Escherichia coli

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + L-homocysteine
-
Escherichia coli tetrahydrofolate + L-methionine
-
?
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + L-homocysteine
-
Escherichia coli B / ATCC 11303 tetrahydrofolate + L-methionine
-
?
N5-methyltetrahydrofolate + L-homocysteine
-
Escherichia coli tetrahydrofolate + L-methionine
-
?
N5-methyltetrahydrofolate + L-homocysteine
-
Escherichia coli B / ATCC 11303 tetrahydrofolate + L-methionine
-
?

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
vitamin B12 enzyme contains a derivative of vitamin B12 as prosthetic group Escherichia coli