CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Vaccinia Virus protein VP39
Functional Family Tellurite resistance methyltransferase TehB

Enzyme Information

2.1.1.265
Tellurite methyltransferase.
based on mapping to UniProt P25397
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + tellurite = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + methanetelluronate.
-!- The enzyme is involved in the detoxification of tellurite. -!- It can also methylate selenite and selenium dioxide.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P25397
TEHB_ECOLI
Escherichia coli K-12
Tellurite methyltransferase

PDB Structure

PDB 2XVA
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
Structure and Mechanism of the Chalcogen Detoxifying Protein Tehb from Escherichia Coli.
Choudhury, H.G., Cameron, A.D., Iwata, S., Beis, K.
Biochem.J.