Chemicals and Drugs

Phosphatidyl-N-Methylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase

An enzyme that catalyzes the METHYLATION of phosphatidyl-N-methylethanolamine to produce phosphatidyl-N-dimethylethanolamine. This enzyme can also methylate phosphatidyl-N-dimethylethanolamine to produce phosphatidyl-N-trimethylethanolamine (PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE).

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Abstract

An enzyme that catalyzes the METHYLATION of phosphatidyl-N-methylethanolamine to produce phosphatidyl-N-dimethylethanolamine. This enzyme can also methylate phosphatidyl-N-dimethylethanolamine to produce phosphatidyl-N-trimethylethanolamine (PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE).

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  • Methyltransferase II
  • PDMEA Methyltransferase
  • Phosphatidyl-N-Methylethanolamine Methyltransferase
  • Phosphatidyldimethylethanolamine Methyltransferase
  • Phosphatidylethanolamine Methyltransferase I
  • Phospholipid Methyltransferase
  • Methyltransferase I, Phosphatidylethanolamine
  • Methyltransferase, PDMEA
  • Methyltransferase, Phosphatidyl-N-Methylethanolamine
  • Methyltransferase, Phosphatidyldimethylethanolamine
  • Methyltransferase, Phospholipid
  • N-Methyltransferase, Phosphatidyl-N-Methylethanolamine
  • Phosphatidyl N Methylethanolamine Methyltransferase
  • Phosphatidyl N Methylethanolamine N Methyltransferase

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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2006(1980)

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  1. D08.811w.913w.555.500w.710w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Phosphatidyl-N-Methylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D050941. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D050941
  2. Phosphatidyl-N-Methylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphatidyl-N-methylethanolamine_N-methyltransferase
  3. Phosphatidyl-N-Methylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3748953