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The change from homocysteine to methionine is an SN2 reaction where the methyl group from methyltetrahydrofolate (MTHF), located on N-5, is donated. MTHF is a product of MTHFR.
The change from homocysteine to methionine is an SN2 reaction where the methyl group from methyltetrahydrofolate (MTHF), located on N-5, is donated. MTHF is a product of MTHFR.

Revision as of 20:57, 5 April 2022

Methionine synthaseMethionine synthase

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Methionine is an amino acid our bodies require to ensure normal healthy tissue growth and repair. It is not made naturally in the body and can only be obtained from our diets first in the form of homocysteine. A lack of or deficiencies of methionine has been linked to diseases such as poor growth and birth abnormalities[1]. Homocysteine, another amino acid most commonly found int he liver, is converted to methionine.

EC: 2.1.1.13

PDB ID:

1K7Y - cobalamin 1K98 - AdoMet complex


B-12 dependent fragment of E. coli methionine synthase with Cobalt (in pink)

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The change from homocysteine to methionine is an SN2 reaction where the methyl group from methyltetrahydrofolate (MTHF), located on N-5, is donated. MTHF is a product of MTHFR.

This is a complex reaction as the product, tetrahydrofolate, is a poor leaving group, thus requiring a "supernucleophile" with a protein-bound B-12 vitamin Cobalamin as the methyl carrier.

Vitamin B-12Vitamin B-12

Oxidation States of CobalaminOxidation States of Cobalamin

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Structural highlightsStructural highlights

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ReferencesReferences

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  1. Kung Y, Ando N, Doukov TI, Blasiak LC, Bender G, Seravalli J, Ragsdale SW, Drennan CL. Visualizing molecular juggling within a B(12)-dependent methyltransferase complex. Nature. 2012 Mar 14. doi: 10.1038/nature10916. PMID:22419154 doi:10.1038/nature10916
  2. Bandarian V, Pattridge KA, Lennon BW, Huddler DP, Matthews RG, Ludwig ML. Domain alternation switches B(12)-dependent methionine synthase to the activation conformation. Nat Struct Biol. 2002 Jan;9(1):53-6. PMID:11731805 doi:10.1038/nsb738
  3. Barra L, Fontenelle C, Ermel G, Trautwetter A, Walker GC, Blanco C. Interrelations between glycine betaine catabolism and methionine biosynthesis in Sinorhizobium meliloti strain 102F34. J Bacteriol. 2006 Oct;188(20):7195-204. doi: 10.1128/JB.00208-06. PMID:17015658 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JB.00208-06

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