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IPR052911

Corrinoid activation enzyme
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Short nameCorrinoid_activation_enz
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Overlapping
homologous
superfamilies
 

Description

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This family of proteins is involved in the metabolic process of quaternary amine degradation, specifically L-proline betaine and L-carnitine. They function as part of a corrinoid-dependent methyltransferase system, which facilitates the transfer of a methyl group from these amines to tetrahydrofolate, producing methyl-THF. This reaction is a crucial step in the Wood-Ljungdahl pathway of acetogenesis. Members of this family are not directly responsible for the methyl transfer but enhance the reduction of the associated methyltransferase component in its cobalt-containing active site, as well as the overall rate of THF methylation.

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