Term Name: | N-alpha,N-alpha,N-alpha-trimethyl-L-histidine biosynthesis from histidine |
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Synonyms: | hercynine biosynthesis from histidine, histidine betaine biosynthesis from histidine, histidine catabolic process to hercynine, histidine catabolism to hercynine, histidine catabolism to N-alpha,N-alpha,N-alpha-trimethyl-L-histidine |
Definition: | The pathway resulting in the formation of N-alpha,N-alpha,N-alpha-trimethyl-L-histidine from histidine. Histidine undergoes three methylations by a histidine-alpha-N-methyltransferase (EC:2.1.1.44) to form N-alpha,N-alpha,N-alpha-trimethyl-L-histidine (also known as hercynine or histidine betaine). |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0052707] QuickGO AmiGO |