S-Methylmethionine conversion to dimethylsulfoniopropionate: Evidence for an unusual transamination reaction

Plant Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1541-1548

  Rhodes, David ^a   Gage, Douglas A ^b   Cooper, Arthur J L ^c   Hanson, Andrew D ^d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 DIMETHYLSULFONIOPROPIONALDEHYDE; 4 DIMETHYLSULFONIO 2 OXOBUTYRATE; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID OXIDASE; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; DEAMINATION; DIMETHYLSULFONIOPROPIONATE; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; METHIONINE S METHYLTRANSFERASE; REACTION MECHANISM; S METHYLMETHIONINE; TRANSAMINATION;

WOLLASTONIA BIFLORA;

EID: 0031403737     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.115.4.1541     Document Type: Article

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