NNMT transfers CH3 from SAM to NAM to form MNA
NAM + AdoMet → AdoHcy + MNA
- Reactome
- R-HSA-5359451
- Compartment
- cytosol
- Rhea
- RHEA:23885
Inputs
- NAMCHEBI:17154, C6H6N2O, cytosol
- AdoMetCHEBI:59789, C15H23N6O5S, cytosol
Outputs
- AdoHcyCHEBI:57856, C14H20N6O5S, cytosol
- MNACHEBI:16797, C7H9N2O, cytosol
Catalysed by
- nicotinamide N-methyltransferase activity of NNMT [cytosol]EC 2.1.1.1; UniProt P40261
Literature
- Human liver nicotinamide N-methyltransferase. cDNA cloning, expression, and biochemical characterization J. Biol. Chem., 1994
- Human nicotinamide N-methyltransferase gene: molecular cloning, structural characterization and chromosomal localization Genomics, 1995
- Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase knockdown protects against diet-induced obesity Nature, 2014
- 1-Methylnicotinamide (MNA), a primary metabolite of nicotinamide, exerts anti-thrombotic activity mediated by a cyclooxygenase-2/prostacyclin pathway Br. J. Pharmacol., 2007