Reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + nicotinamide = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 1-methylnicotinamide
Other name(s): nicotinamide methyltransferase
Systematic name: S-adenosyl-L-methionine:nicotinamide N-methyltransferase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9029-74-7
References:
1. Cantoni, G.L. Methylation of nicotinamide with a soluble enzyme system from rat liver. J. Biol. Chem. 189 (1951) 203-216.