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(Methionine synthase) reductase

In enzymology, a reductase (EC 1.16.1.8) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction In enzymology, a reductase (EC 1.16.1.8) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction The 3 products of this enzyme are methionine synthase-methylcob(I)alamin, S-adenosylhomocysteine, and NADP+, whereas its 4 substrates are methionine synthase-cob(II)alamin, NADPH, H+, and S-adenosyl-L-methionine. Over time, the cob(I)alamin cofactor of methionine synthase becomes oxidized to cob(II)alamin rendering the enzyme inactive. Regeneration of functional enzyme requires reductive methylation via a reaction catalyzed by (methionine synthase) reductase in which S-adenosylmethionine is utilized as a methyl donor. This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, to be specific those oxidizing metal ion with NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is -methylcob(I)alamin,S-adenosylhomocysteine:NADP+ oxidoreductase. Other names in common use include methionine synthase cob(II)alamin reductase (methylating), methionine synthase reductase, -cobalamin methyltransferase (cob(II)alamin, and reducing). It employs one cofactor, flavoprotein.

[ "Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase", "Homocysteine", "Methionine synthase" ]
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