Reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + methanethiol = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + dimethyl sulfide
Other name(s): mddA (gene name)
Systematic name: S-adenosyl-L-methionine:methanethiol S-methyltransferase
Comments: The enzyme, found in many bacterial taxa, is involved in a pathway that converts L-methionine to dimethyl sulfide.
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References:
1. Carrion, O., Curson, A.R., Kumaresan, D., Fu, Y., Lang, A.S., Mercade, E. and Todd, J.D. A novel pathway producing dimethylsulphide in bacteria is widespread in soil environments. Nat Commun 6 (2015) 6579. [PMID: 25807229]