Reaction: methylamine + H2O + 2 amicyanin = formaldehyde + NH3 + 2 reduced amicyanin
Glossary: TTQ = tryptophan tryptophylquinone
amicyanin = an electron-transfer protein containing a type-1 copper site.
Other name(s): amine dehydrogenase; primary-amine dehydrogenase; amine: (acceptor) oxidoreductase (deaminating); primary-amine:(acceptor) oxidoreductase (deaminating)
Systematic name: methylamine:amicyanin oxidoreductase (deaminating)
Comments: Contains tryptophan tryptophylquinone (TTQ) cofactor. The enzyme oxidizes aliphatic monoamines and diamines, histamine and ethanolamine, but not secondary and tertiary amines, quaternary ammonium salts or aromatic amines.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, UM-BBD , CAS registry number: 60496-14-2
References:
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2. Eady, R.R. and Large, P.J. Purification and properties of an amine dehydrogenase from Pseudomonas AM1 and its role in growth on methylamine. Biochem. J. 106 (1968) 245-255. [PMID: 4388687]
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5. Meschi, F., Wiertz, F., Klauss, L., Cavalieri, C., Blok, A., Ludwig, B., Heering, H.A., Merli, A., Rossi, G.L. and Ubbink, M. Amicyanin transfers electrons from methylamine dehydrogenase to cytochrome c-551i via a ping-pong mechanism, not a ternary complex. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132 (2010) 14537-14545. [PMID: 20873742]