methionine gamma-lyase activity

Term ID

GO:0018826

Synonyms

• L-methioninase activity
• L-methionine gamma-lyase activity
• L-methionine methanethiol-lyase (deaminating)
• L-methionine methanethiol-lyase (deaminating; 2-oxobutanoate-forming)
• methioninase activity
• methionine dethiomethylase activity
• methionine lyase activity

Definition

Catalysis of the reaction: L-methionine = methanethiol + NH3 + 2-oxobutanoate. 4.4.1.11

References

• EC:4.4.1.11
• MetaCyc:METHIONINE-GAMMA-LYASE-RXN
• RHEA:23800
• UM-BBD_reactionID:r0432

Ontology

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