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
Inputs
- TMACHEBI:18139, C3H9N, endoplasmic reticulum lumen
- O2CHEBI:15379, O2, endoplasmic reticulum lumen
- NADPHCHEBI:16474, C21H30N7O17P3, endoplasmic reticulum lumen
- H+CHEBI:15378, H, endoplasmic reticulum lumen
Outputs
- TMAOCHEBI:15724, C3H9NO, endoplasmic reticulum lumen
- H2OCHEBI:15377, H2O, endoplasmic reticulum lumen
- NADP+CHEBI:18009, C21H29N7O17P3, endoplasmic reticulum lumen
Catalysed by
- N,N-dimethylaniline monooxygenase activity of FMO3:FAD [endoplasmic reticulum membrane]EC 1.14.13.8
Literature
- Trimethylamine N-oxide synthesis: a human variant Biochem Med, 1972
- Trimethylaminuria: the fish-odour syndrome Lancet, 1970
- Mutations of the flavin-containing monooxygenase gene (FMO3) cause trimethylaminuria, a defect in detoxication Hum. Mol. Genet., 1998
- Intestinal microbiota metabolism of L-carnitine, a nutrient in red meat, promotes atherosclerosis Nat. Med., 2013