transmethylase

noun

transmethylase

noun
1

Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Natural sciences, Physical sciences An enzyme that catalyses transmethylation.

  • Although the dimethylthetin transmethylase can be prepared free from the betaine transmethylase by further alcohol fractionation, all active betaine transmethylase preparations have had dimethylthetin transmethylase activity.1948, JW Dubnoff, H Borsook, “Dimethylthetin and dimethyl-β-propriothetin in methionine synthesis”, in Journal of Biological Chemistry:

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