Methyl halide transferase (EC 2.1.1.165 , MCT , methyl chloride transferase , S-adenosyl-L-methionine:halide/bisulfide methyltransferase , AtHOL1 , AtHOL2 , AtHOL3 , HMT , S-adenosyl-L-methionine: halide ion methyltransferase , SAM:halide ion methyltransferase ) is an enzyme with systematic name S-adenosylmethionine:iodide methyltransferase .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
S -adenosyl-L -methionine + iodide
⇌ ⇌ -->
{\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }
S -adenosyl-L -homocysteine + methyl iodide
This enzyme contributes to the methyl halide emissions from Arabidopsis thaliana .
Chloride transfer
The salt marsh plant Batis maritima contains the enzyme methyl chloride transferase that catalyzes the synthesis of chloromethane (CH3 Cl) from S-adenosine-L-methionine and chloride.[ 7] This protein has been purified and expressed in E. coli , and seems to be present in other organisms such as white rot fungi (Phellinus pomaceus ),[ 2] red algae (Endocladia muricata ), and the ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum ), each of which is a known CH3 Cl producer.[ 7] [ 8]
References
^ Ni, X.; Hager, L.P. (1999). "Expression of Batis maritima methyl chloride transferase in Escherichia coli " . Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA . 96 (7): 3611–3615. Bibcode :1999PNAS...96.3611N . doi :10.1073/pnas.96.7.3611 . PMC 22342 . PMID 10097085 .
^ a b Saxena, D.; Aouad, S.; Attieh, J.; Saini, H.S. (1998). "Biochemical characterization of chloromethane emission from the wood-rotting fungus Phellinus pomaceus " . Appl. Environ. Microbiol . 64 (8): 2831–2835. Bibcode :1998ApEnM..64.2831S . doi :10.1128/AEM.64.8.2831-2835.1998 . PMC 106779 . PMID 9687437 .
^ Attieh, J.M.; Hanson, A.D.; Saini, H.S. (1995). "Purification and characterization of a novel methyltransferase responsible for biosynthesis of halomethanes and methanethiol in Brassica oleracea " . J. Biol. Chem . 270 (16): 9250–9257. doi :10.1074/jbc.270.16.9250 . PMID 7721844 .
^ Itoh, N.; Toda, H.; Matsuda, M.; Negishi, T.; Taniguchi, T.; Ohsawa, N. (2009). "Involvement of S -adenosylmethionine-dependent halide/thiol methyltransferase (HTMT) in methyl halide emissions from agricultural plants: isolation and characterization of an HTMT-coding gene from Raphanus sativus (daikon radish)" . BMC Plant Biol . 9 : 116. doi :10.1186/1471-2229-9-116 . PMC 2752461 . PMID 19723322 .
^ Ohsawa, N.; Tsujita, M.; Morikawa, S.; Itoh, N. (2001). "Purification and characterization of a monohalomethane-producing enzyme S -adenosyl-L -methionine: halide ion methyltransferase from a marine microalga, Pavlova pinguis " . Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem . 65 (11): 2397–2404. doi :10.1271/bbb.65.2397 . PMID 11791711 .
^ Nagatoshi, Y.; Nakamura, T. (2007). "Characterization of three halide methyltransferases in Arabidopsis thaliana " . Plant Biotechnol . 24 (5): 503–506. doi :10.5511/plantbiotechnology.24.503 .
^ a b Ni X, Hager LP; Purification of the Enzyme (1998). "cDNA Cloning of Batis maritima Methyl Chloride Transferase" . Proc Natl Acad Sci USA . 95 (22): 12866–71. doi :10.1073/pnas.95.22.12866 . PMC 23635 . PMID 9789006 .
^ Ni X, Hager LP (1999). "Expression of Batis maritima Methyl Chloride Transferase in Escherichia coli " . Proc Natl Acad Sci USA . 96 (7): 3611–5. Bibcode :1999PNAS...96.3611N . doi :10.1073/pnas.96.7.3611 . PMC 22342 . PMID 10097085 .
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