Description
Contains zinc and cobamide. The enzyme becomes inactivated occasionally during its cycle by oxidation of Co(I) to Co(II). Reactivation by reductive methylation is catalysed by the enzyme itself, with S-adenosyl-L-methionine as the methyl donor and a reducing system. For the mammalian enzyme, the reducing system involves NADPH and EC 1.16.1.8, [methionine synthase] reductase. In bacteria, the reducing agent is flavodoxin, and no further catalyst is needed (the flavodoxin is kept in the reduced state by NADPH and EC 1.18.1.2, ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase). Acts on the monoglutamate as well as the triglutamate folate, in contrast with EC 2.1.1.14, 5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine S-methyltransferase, which acts only on the triglutamate.
Form
Liquid or lyophilized powder
Storage
Store it at +4 ºC for short term. For long term storage, store it at -20 ºC～-80 ºC.
Synonyms
5-methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine S-methyltransferase; 5-methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine transmethylase; N-methyltetrahydrofolate:L-homocysteine methyltransferase; N5-methyltetrahydrofolate methyltransferase; N5-methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine cobalamin methyltransferase; N5-methyltetrahydrofolic-homocysteine vitamin B12 transmethylase; B12 N5-methyltetrahydrofolate homocysteine methyltransferase; methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine vitamin B12 methyltransferase; tetrahydrofolate methyltransferase; tetrahydropteroylglutamate methyltransferase; tetrahydropteroylglutamic methyltransferase; vitamin B12 methyltransferase; cobalamin-dependent methionine synthase; methionine synthase (cobalamin-dependent); MetH
Reaction
5-methyltetrahydrofolate + L-homocysteine = tetrahydrofolate + L-methionine
Notes
This item requires custom production and lead time is between 5-9 weeks. We can custom produce according to your specifications.
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