AMT transfers NH2CH2 from GCSH:SAMDLL to THF

Stable Identifier
R-HSA-5693977
Type
Reaction [transition]
Species
Homo sapiens
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AMT degrades GCSH:SAMDLL to GCSH:DHLL
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5/5
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The major degradative pathway for the amino acid glycine is via the glycine cleavage system. In the second reaction in this system, the decarboxylated moiety from glycine decarboxylation attached to H protein (GCSH:SAMDLL) is further degraded by mitochondrial aminomethyltransferase (AMT, GCST, T protein) to ammonia (NH3) and GCSH with reduced lipoate. Tetrahydrofolate (THF) is required for this reaction and accepts the methyl group to form 5,10MTHF (Fujiwara et al. 1984).
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aminomethyltransferase activity of AMT [mitochondrial matrix]

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