Methylamine dehydrogenase (amicyanin)

Updated on Dec 15, 2023

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EC number 1.4.9.1 BRENDA BRENDA entry KEGG KEGG entry		IntEnz IntEnz view ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc metabolic pathway

Methylamine dehydrogenase (amicyanin) (EC 1.4.9.1, amine dehydrogenase, primary-amine dehydrogenase) is an enzyme with systematic name methylamine:amicyanin oxidoreductase (deaminating). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction:

methylamine + H₂O + amicyanin ⇌ formaldehyde + ammonia + reduced amicyanin

This enzyme contains tryptophan tryptophylquinone (TTQ) co-factor.

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