Dimethylglycine dehydrogenase
Template:Infobox enzyme In enzymology, a dimethylglycine dehydrogenase (Template:EC number) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- N,N-dimethylglycine + acceptor + H2O sarcosine + formaldehyde + reduced acceptor
The 3 substrates of this enzyme are N,N-dimethylglycine, acceptor, and H2O, whereas its 3 products are sarcosine, formaldehyde, and reduced acceptor.
This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-NH group of donors with other acceptors. The systematic name of this enzyme class is N,N-dimethylglycine:acceptor oxidoreductase (demethylating). Other names in common use include N,N-dimethylglycine oxidase, and N,N-dimethylglycine:(acceptor) oxidoreductase (demethylating). This enzyme participates in glycine, serine and threonine metabolism. It employs one cofactor, FAD.
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