ID   2.1.1.161
DE   dimethylglycine N-methyltransferase.
AN   DMT.
CA   N,N-dimethylglycine + S-adenosyl-L-methionine = glycine betaine + H(+) +
CA   S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine.
CC   -!- This enzyme, from the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. strain
CC       WH8102, differs from EC 2.1.1.157 in that it cannot use sarcosine as
CC       an alternative substrate.
CC   -!- Betaine is a 'compatible solute' that enables cyanobacteria to cope
CC       with osmotic stress by maintaining a positive cellular turgor.
DR   Q7U4Z9, SDMT_PARMW ;
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