Medical Definition of S-adenosyl-l-methionine

1. S-(5'-deoxy-5'-adenosyl)-l-methionine;condensation product of adenosine and l-methionine involving replacement of the -OPO3H2 of adenylic acid by -S+ (CH3)CH2CH2CH(NH3+)CO 2 of methionine; a sulfonium compound bearing a methyl group that is transferred in transmethylation reactions. See: methionine adenosyltransferase. Synonym: active methionine. Acronym: SAM (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of S-adenosyl-l-methionine

S&S
S&T
S'pore
S's
S-(dinitrophenyl)glutathione ATPase
S-2
S-A node
S-BP line
S-N-A angle
S-N-B angle
S-N line
S-adenosyl-L-methionine-macrocin O-methyltransferase
S-adenosyl-L-methionine-norcoclaurine 6-O-methyltransferase
S-adenosyl-L-methionine - scoulerine-9-O-methyltransferase
S-adenosyl-l-homocysteine
S-adenosyl-l-methionine (current term)
S-adenosyl methionine thioether S-methyltransferase
S-adenosylhomocysteine deaminase
S-adenosylmethionine-dedimethylamino-4-aminoanhydrotetracycline N-methyltransferase
S-adenosylmethionine-dependent phosphate methyltransferase
S-adenosylmethionine-erythromycin O-methyltransferase
S-adenosylmethionine-tocopherol methyltransferase
S-adenosylmethionine-vitexin 2''-O-rhamnoside-7-O-methyltransferase
S-adenosylmethionine - tRNA ribosyltransferase-isomerase
S-alkylcysteine lyase
S-expression
S-expressions
S-linalool synthase
S-mephenytoin N-demethylase
S-phenacylglutathione reductase

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