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  • Title: Theoretical study of the methyl transfer in guanidinoacetate methyltransferase.
    Author: Velichkova P, Himo F.
    Journal: J Phys Chem B; 2006 Jan 12; 110(1):16-9. PubMed ID: 16471489.
    Abstract:
    The reaction mechanism of the guanidinoacetate methyltransferase (GAMT) enzyme has been investigated by means of density functional theory using the B3LYP hybrid functional. GAMT catalyzes the S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM)-dependent methylation of guanidinoacetate (GAA) to form creatine. A quantum chemical model was built on the basis of the recent crystal structure of GAMT complexed with S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) and GAA. The methyl group transfer from SAM to N(E) of GAA is shown to occur concertedly with a proton transfer from NE to the neighboring OD1 of Asp134. Good agreement is found between the calculated barrier and the experimental rate.
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