Compound
a methylated tertiary amine
A quaternary ammonium ion obtained by methylation of any tertiary amine
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:137983), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
CHEBI:137983ChEBI
Structure
- Class
- Structural class, not a single molecule
- Formula
- CH3NR3
- Mass
- 29.041 g/mol
- Charge
- +1
- SMILES
- *[N+](*)(*)C
- Look it up
- ChEBI
Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
1 entity
1 entities reached.
0 reported hops1 assembled from the scaffold
What the reference databases state
Statements
3 statements
3 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: a methylated tertiary amine · Sources: Rhea
- a methylated tertiary amine is converted to a tertiary amineCompoundRhea RHEA:53928Inferred only
- a tertiary amine is converted to a methylated tertiary amineCompoundRhea RHEA:53928Inferred only
- a methylated tertiary amine is a substrate of INMTProteinRhea RHEA:53928Inferred only
Reactions
1 reaction
a tertiary amine+S-adenosyl-L-methioninea methylated tertiary amine+S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine+hydron
Catalysed by INMT
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:53928CC BY 4.0Reference data