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EC 1.4.9.1 Details
EC number
1.4.9.1
Accepted name
methylamine dehydrogenase (amicyanin)
Reaction
methylamine + H2O + 2 amicyanin = formaldehyde + NH3 + 2 reduced amicyanin
Other name(s)
amine dehydrogenase, primary-amine dehydrogenase, amine: (acceptor) oxidoreductase (deaminating), primary-amine:(acceptor) oxidoreductase (deaminating)
Systematic name
methylamine:amicyanin oxidoreductase (deaminating)
Comment
Contains tryptophan tryptophylquinone (TTQ) cofactor. The enzyme oxidizes aliphatic monoamines and diamines, histamine and ethanolamine, but not secondary and tertiary amines, quaternary ammonium salts or aromatic amines.
History
created 1978 as EC 1.4.99.3, modified 1986, transferred 2011 to EC 1.4.98.1, transferred 2011 to EC 1.4.9.1
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