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Phosphatidylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase

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Definition: An enzyme that catalyses three sequential METHYLATION reactions for conversion of phosphatidylethanolamine to PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE.      Other names S Adenosylmethionine Phosphatidylethanolamine N Me; Phosphatidylethanolamine Phosphatidylcholine N Met; Phosphatidylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase, S-Ad; Phosphatidylethanolamine N Methyltransferase 2; Phosphatidylethanolamine N Methyltransferase; Phosphatidylethanolamine Methyltransferase II; N-Methyltransferase-2, Phosphatidylethanolamine; N-Methyltransferase, S-Adenosylmethionine Phosphat; N-Methyltransferase, Phosphatidylethanolamine-Phos; N-Methyltransferase, Phosphatidylethanolamine; N-Methyltransferase, Cephalin; Methyltransferase, Phosphatidylethanolamine; Methyltransferase II, Phospholipid; Methyltransferase II, PHET; Cephalin N Methyltransferase; S-Adenosylmethionine Phosphatidylethanolamine N-Me; Phospholipid Methyltransferase II; Phosphatidylethanolamine-Phosphatidylcholine N-Met; Phosphatidylethanolamine-Methyltransferase II; Phosphatidylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase-2
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
PEMT protein, mouse  EC 2.1.1.17   *Phosphatidylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase. Nature. 2011 May 26;473(7348):528-31
PEMT protein, human  EC 2.1.1.17   *Phosphatidylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase.
cho2 protein, S pombe  EC 2.1.1.17   *Schizosaccharomyces pombe Proteins *Phosphatidylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase.
CHO2 protein, S cerevisiae  EC 2.1.1.17   *Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins *Phosphatidylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase.

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