AS3MT transfers CH3 from AdoMet to methylarsonite

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R-HSA-5696213
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Reaction [transition]
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Homo sapiens
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Arsenic is a groundwater contaminant and methylation is an important reaction in its biotransformation. The arsenite(3-) salt form can be methylated by arsenite methyltransferase (AS3MT), transfering a methyl group from the high energy donor S-adenosyl-L-methionine (AdoMet) (Wood et al. 2006). Methylarsonite is also a substrate and it is converted into the much less toxic compound dimethylarsinate (cacodylate).
Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
16407288 Human arsenic methyltransferase (AS3MT) pharmacogenetics: gene resequencing and functional genomics studies

Weinshilboum, RM, Salavagionne, OE, Thomae, BA, Wood, TC, Eckloff, BW, Mukherjee, B, Wang, L, Schaid, DJ, Wieben, ED, Klumpp, AF

J. Biol. Chem. 2006
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arsenite methyltransferase activity of AS3MT [cytosol]

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