- Trimethylamine-oxide aldolase
In
enzymology , a trimethylamine-oxide aldolase (EC number|4.1.2.32) is anenzyme that catalyzes thechemical reaction :trimethylamine N-oxide dimethylamine + formaldehyde
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate,
trimethylamine N-oxide , and two products,dimethylamine andformaldehyde .This enzyme belongs to the family of
lyase s, specifically the aldehyde-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is trimethylamine-N-oxide formaldehyde-lyase (dimethylamine-forming). Other names in common use include trimethylamine N-oxide formaldehyde-lyase, trimethylamine N-oxide aldolase, trimethylamine N-oxide demethylase, and trimethylamine-N-oxide formaldehyde-lyase. This enzyme participates inmethane metabolism .References
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CAS registry number for this enzyme class is CAS registry|72561-08-1."Gene Ontology (GO) codes
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