Reaction: S-adenosyl-L-methionine + phosphatidylethanolamine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + phosphatidyl-N-methylethanolamine
Other name(s): PEMT; LMTase; lipid methyl transferase; phosphatidylethanolamine methyltransferase; phosphatidylethanolamine-N-methylase; phosphatidylethanolamine-S-adenosylmethionine methyltransferase
Systematic name: S-adenosyl-L-methionine:phosphatidylethanolamine N-methyltransferase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 37256-91-0
References:
1. Hirata, F., Viveros, O.H., Diliberto, E.J., Jr. and Axelrod, J. Identification and properties of two methyltransferases in conversion of phosphatidylethanolamine to phosphatidylcholine. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 75 (1978) 1718-1721. [PMID: 25437]
2. Morgan, T.E. Isolation and characterization of lipid N-methyltransferase from dog lung. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 178 (1969) 21-34. [PMID: 5773456]
3. Schneider, W.J. and Vance, D.E. Conversion of phosphatidylethanolamine to phosphatidylcholine in rat liver. Partial purification and characterization of the enzymatic activities. J. Biol. Chem. 254 (1979) 3886-3891. [PMID: 438165]