Compound
trimethylsulfonium
A sulfonium compound in which the substituents on sulfur are three methyl groups. It is found in the midgut gland of the sea hare, Aplysia brasiliana, and exhibits probable ability to inhibit cholinergic responses.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:17434), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound, cation
- Formula
- C3H9S
- Mass
- 77.172 g/mol
- Charge
- +1
- InChIKey
- NRZWQKGABZFFKE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C[S+](C)C
- 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
3 statements
3 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: trimethylsulfonium · Sources: Rhea
- trimethylsulfonium is converted to dimethyl sulfideCompoundRhea RHEA:19613Inferred only
- dimethyl sulfide is converted to trimethylsulfoniumCompoundRhea RHEA:19613Inferred only
- trimethylsulfonium is a substrate of INMTProteinRhea RHEA:19613Inferred only
Reactions
2 reactions
trimethylsulfonium+(6S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolatedimethyl sulfide+(6S)-5-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:13693CC BY 4.0Reference data
dimethyl sulfide+S-adenosyl-L-methioninetrimethylsulfonium+S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine
Catalysed by INMT
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalanced
Rhea RHEA:19613CC BY 4.0Reference data