The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_2_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was named:

"
Vaccinia Virus protein VP39
".

Functional Families

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FunFam 136152: Glycine/sarcosine N-methyltransferase

There are 1 EC terms in this cluster

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
Glycine/sarcosine N-methyltransferase. [EC: 2.1.1.156]
2 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + glycine = 2 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + N,N-dimethylglycine.
  • Cells of the oxygen-evolving halotolerant cyanobacterium Aphanocthece halophytica synthesize betaine from glycine by a three-step methylation process.
  • This is the first enzyme and it leads to the formation of either sarcosine or N,N-dimethylglycine, which is further methylated to yield betaine (N,N,N-trimethylglycine) by the action of EC 2.1.1.157.
  • Differs from EC 2.1.1.20, as it can further methylate the product of the first reaction.
  • Acetate, dimethylglycine and S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine can inhibit the reaction.
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