Methylamine dehydrogenase

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Template:STRUCTURE 2j55 Methylamine dehydrogenase (MADH) catalyzes the oxidative deamination of primary amine to aldehyde and ammonia, in particular, the conversion of methylamine to formaldehyde. MADH is tryptophan tryptophyl-quinone (TTQ) dependent. MADH is a heterotetramer containing heavy (α) and light (β) subunits. Each β subunit contains a TTQ prosthetic group. The posttranslational modification of two tryptophan residues to form the TTQ cofactor of MADH is catalyzed by methylation utilization protein (MauG). MADH forms a complex with cytochrome c-551i. In the complex, electrons are transferred from TTQ via the amicyanin copper ion center to the heme group of cytochrome.