| Term: | brain S-adenosyl-L-methionine |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | brain |
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| Synonyms: | brain structure |
| Definition: | Cavitated compound organ which is comprised of gray and white matter and surrounds the cerebral ventricular system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000008] |
| Name: | S-adenosyl-L-methionine |
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| Synonyms: | (3S)-5'-[(3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)methylsulfonio]-5'-deoxyadenosine, inner salt, [(3S)-3-amino-3-carboxypropyl](5'-deoxyadenosin-5'-yl)(methyl)sulfonium, [1-(adenin-9-yl)-1,5-dideoxy-beta-D-ribofuranos-5-yl][(3S)-3-amino-3-carboxypropyl](methyl)sulfonium, Acylcarnitine, AdoMet, S-(5'-deoxyadenosin-5'-yl)-L-methionine, S-Adenosyl-L-methionine, S-Adenosylmethionine, SAM, SAMe |
| Definition: | A sulfonium compound that is the S-adenosyl derivative of L-methionine. It is an intermediate in the metabolic pathway of methionine. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:15414] ( EBI ) |