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Compound

CHEBI:17724

An N-methylglycine that is glycine carrying two N-methyl substituents.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:17724), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:17724ChEBI

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Inferred

Not reported; assembled from reference reactions.

Mechanistic reach

2 entities

2 entities reached.

0 reported hops2 assembled from the scaffold

DMGDHProteinUNIPROT:Q9UI17substrate ofInferred only12 paths4 endpoints
SARDHProteinUNIPROT:Q9UL12substrate ofInferred only5 paths5 endpoints

What the reference databases state

Statements

6 statements

6 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: CHEBI:17724 · Sources: Human-GEM

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CHEBI:17724 is converted to CHEBI:15611CompoundHuman-GEM MAR04701Inferred only
CHEBI:17724 is a substrate of DMGDHProteinHuman-GEM MAR04700Inferred only
CHEBI:17724 is a substrate of DMGDHProteinHuman-GEM MAR04701Inferred only
CHEBI:17724 is a substrate of DMGDHProteinHuman-GEM MAR08439Inferred only
CHEBI:17724 is a substrate of PDPRProteinHuman-GEM MAR04700Inferred only
CHEBI:17724 is a substrate of SARDHProteinHuman-GEM MAR04701Inferred only

Reactions

7 reactions

glycine betaine+homocysteineCHEBI:17724+L-methionine
Catalysed by BHMT2 or BHMT
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 2.1.1.5GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR04699CC BY 4.0Reference data
formaldehyde+proton+NADPH(4-)+CHEBI:15611CHEBI:17724+water+NADP(3-)
Catalysed by PDPR or DMGDH
Reaction pageReversibleBalancedEC 1.5.8.4GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR04700CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:17724+proton+CHEBI:16680S-adenosyl-L-methionine+CHEBI:15611
Catalysed by SARDH or DMGDH
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 1.5.8.4GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR04701CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:17724CHEBI:17724
Reaction pageReversibleBalancedGO:0005829, GO:0005759
Human-GEM MAR08438CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:17724+FAD+waterFADH2+formaldehyde+CHEBI:15611
Catalysed by DMGDH
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalancedEC 1.5.8.4GO:0005759
Human-GEM MAR08439CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:17724CHEBI:17724
Reaction pageReversibleBalancedGO:0005615, GO:0005829
Human-GEM MAR09826CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:17724
Reaction pageReversibleBalance undeterminableGO:0005615
Human-GEM MAR09848CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

6 names

Resolves to: CHEBI:17724

Also called: (dimethylamino)acetic acid2-(Dimethylamino)acetic acidDimethylglycineN-MethylsarcosineN,N-Dimethylaminoacetic acid
Systematic name: N,N-dimethylglycine