phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase activity

Term ID

GO:0004608

Synonyms

• lipid methyl transferase activity
• LMTase activity
• PEMT
• phosphatidylethanolamine methyltransferase activity
• phosphatidylethanolamine-N-methylase activity
• phosphatidylethanolamine-S-adenosylmethionine methyltransferase activity
• S-adenosyl-L-methionine:phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + phosphatidylethanolamine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + H+ + phosphatidyl-N-methylethanolamine. 2.1.1.17

References

• EC:2.1.1.17
• KEGG_REACTION:R02056
• MetaCyc:2.1.1.17-RXN
• RHEA:11164
• Reactome:R-HSA-1483174

Ontology

GO: Molecular Function    QuickGO    AmiGO