Term Name: N-methyltransferase activity
Synonyms:
Definition: Catalysis of the transfer of a methyl group to the nitrogen atom of an acceptor molecule.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0008170]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: methyltransferase activity
has subtype: arginine N-methyltransferase activity dimethylglycine N-methyltransferase activity glycine N-methyltransferase activity histamine N-methyltransferase activity lysine N-methyltransferase activity methylamine-glutamate N-methyltransferase activity mRNA 5'-cap (guanine-N7-)-methyltransferase activity nicotinamide N-methyltransferase activity nicotinate N-methyltransferase activity phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase activity phosphatidyl-N-methylethanolamine N-methyltransferase activity phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase activity phosphoethanolamine N-methyltransferase activity protein-glutamine N-methyltransferase activity protein-L-histidine N-pros-methyltransferase activity protein-L-histidine N-tele-methyltransferase activity rRNA (adenine-N6,N6-)-dimethyltransferase activity rRNA (adenine-N6-)-methyltransferase activity rRNA (cytosine-N4-)-methyltransferase activity rRNA (guanine-N1-)-methyltransferase activity rRNA (guanine-N2-)-methyltransferase activity rRNA (guanine-N7-)-methyltransferase activity rRNA (uridine-N3-)-methyltransferase activity sarcosine N-methyltransferase activity trimethylsulfonium-tetrahydrofolate N-methyltransferase activity tRNA (adenine-N6)-methyltransferase activity tRNA (guanine(6)-N2)-methyltransferase activity tRNA (guanine(7)-N2)-methyltransferase activity tRNA (guanine(10)-N2)-dimethyltransferase activity tRNA (guanine(10)-N2)-methyltransferase activity tRNA (guanine(26)-N2)-dimethyltransferase activity tRNA (guanine(26)-N2/guanine(27)-N2)-dimethyltransferase activity
inverse has_part: gliotoxin biosynthetic process