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S-adenosyl-l-methionine
S-(5′-deoxy-5′-adenosyl)-l-methionine;condensation product of adenosine and l-methionine involving replacement of the -OPO3H2 of adenylic acid by -S- (CH3)CH2CH2CH(NH3-)CO 2 of methionine; a sulfonium compound bearing a methyl group that is transferred in transmethylation reactions.
See: methionine adenosyltransferase.
Synonym: active methionine.
Acronym: sam
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