Medical Definition of Tryptophan 2-methyltransferase
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From streptomyces laurentii; catalyses the transfer of a methyl group from s-adenosylmethionine to the c-2 carbon of tryptophan resulting in alpha-methyltryptophan; involved in the biosynthesis of thiostrepton
Registry number: EC 2.1.1.-
Synonym: s-adenosylmethionine-tryptophan 2-methyltransferase
(26 Jun 1999)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tryptophan 2-methyltransferase
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