Compound
S-methyl-L-methionine
A sulfonium compound that is a tautomer of S-methyl-L-methionine, arising from transfer of a proton from the carboxy to the amino group; major species at pH 7.3.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:58252), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound, cation
- Formula
- C6H14NO2S
- Mass
- 164.25 g/mol
- Charge
- +1
- InChIKey
- YDBYJHTYSHBBAU-YFKPBYRVSA-O
- SMILES
- C[S+](C)CC[C@H]([NH3+])C(=O)[O-]
- Look it up
- ChEBIPubChemBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. 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
1 statement
1 statement · 1 reference database · Subject: S-methyl-L-methionine · Sources: Rhea
- S-methyl-L-methionine is a substrate of BHMT2ProteinRhea RHEA:26337Inferred only
Reactions
3 reactions
L-methionine+S-adenosyl-L-methionineS-methyl-L-methionine+S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:13761CC BY 4.0Reference data
S-methyl-L-methionine+L-homocysteine2L-methionine+hydron
Catalysed by BHMT2
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:26337CC BY 4.0Reference data
S-methyl-L-methionine+L-selenocysteineCHEBI:58531+L-methionine+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:26341CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: S-methyl-L-methionine
- Systematic name
- (2S)-2-azaniumyl-4-(dimethylsulfaniumyl)butanoate