Metionin sintaza (EC 2.1.1.13, 5-metiltetrahidrofolat-homocisteinska S-metiltransferaza, 5-metiltetrahidrofolat-homocisteinska transmetilaza, N-metiltetrahidrofolat:L-homocisteinska metiltransferaza, N5-metiltetrahidrofolatna metiltransferaza, N5-metiltetrahidrofolat-homocistein kobalaminska metiltransferaza, N5-metiltetrahidrofolni-homocistein vitamin B12 transmetilaza, B12 N5-metiltetrahidrofolat homocisteinska metiltransferaza, metiltetrahidrofolat-homocistein vitamin B12 metiltransferaza, tetrahidrofolatna metiltransferaza, tetrahidropteroilglutamatna metiltransferaza, tetrahidropteroilglutaminska metiltransferaza, vitamin B12 metiltransferaza, kobalamin-zavisna metioninska sintaza, metioninska sintaza (kobalamin-zavisna), METH) je enzim sa sistematskim imenom 5-metiltetrahidrofolat:L-homocistein S-metiltransferaza.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Ovaj enzim katalizuje sledeću hemijsku reakciju
- S-metiltetrahidrofolat + L-homocistein tetrahidrofolat + L-metionin
Ovaj enzim sadrži cink i kobamid.
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- ↑ Guest, J.R., Friedman, S., Foster, M.A., Tejerina, G. and Woods, D.D. (1964). „Transfer of the methyl group from N5-methyltetrahydrofolates to homocysteine in Escherichia coli”. Biochem. J. 92: 497-504. PMID 5319972.
- ↑ Loughlin, R.E., Elford, H.L. and Buchanan, J.M. (1964). „Enzymatic synthesis of the methyl group of methionine. VII. Isolation of a cobalamin-containing transmethylase (5-methyltetrahydro-folate-homocysteine) from mammalian liver”. J. Biol. Chem. 239: 2888-2895. PMID 14216440.
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- ↑ Peariso, K., Goulding, C.W., Huang, S., Matthews, R.G. and Penner-Hahn, J.E. (1998). „Characterization of the zinc binding site in methionine synthase enzymes of Escherichia coli: The role of zinc in the methylation of homocysteine”. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 120: 8410-8416.
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- ↑ Bandarian, V., Pattridge, K.A., Lennon, B.W., Huddler, D.P., Matthews, R.G. and Ludwig, M.L. (2002). „Domain alternation switches B12-dependent methionine synthase to the activation conformation”. Nat. Struct. Biol. 9: 53-56. PMID 11731805.