Reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + guanidinoacetate = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + creatine
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Other name(s): GA methylpherase; guanidinoacetate methyltransferase; guanidinoacetate transmethylase; methionine-guanidinoacetic transmethylase; guanidoacetate methyltransferase
Systematic name: S-adenosyl-L-methionine:N-guanidinoacetate methyltransferase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9029-75-8
References:
1. Cantoni, G.L. and Scarano, E. The formation of S-adenosylhomocysteine in enzymatic transmethylation reactions. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 76 (1954) 4744 only.
2. Cantoni, G.L. and Vignos, P.J. Enzymatic mechanism of creatine synthesis. J. Biol. Chem. 209 (1954) 647-659.