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FMO3:FAD N-oxidises TMA to TMAO

TMA + O2 + NADPH + H+ → TMAO + H2O + NADP+

Reactome
R-HSA-139970
Compartment
endoplasmic reticulum lumen · endoplasmic reticulum membrane
Rhea
RHEA:31980

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Catalysed by

  • N,N-dimethylaniline monooxygenase activity of FMO3:FAD [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]EC 1.14.13.8

Literature

  1. Trimethylamine N-oxide synthesis: a human variant Biochem Med, 1972
  2. Trimethylaminuria: the fish-odour syndrome Lancet, 1970
  3. Mutations of the flavin-containing monooxygenase gene (FMO3) cause trimethylaminuria, a defect in detoxication Hum. Mol. Genet., 1998
  4. Intestinal microbiota metabolism of L-carnitine, a nutrient in red meat, promotes atherosclerosis Nat. Med., 2013