Reaction: 3 S-adenosyl-L-methionine + an ornithine lipid = 3 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + an N,N,N-trimethylornithine lipid (overall reaction)
(1a) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + an ornithine lipid = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + an N-methylornithine lipid
(1b) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + an N-methylornithine lipid = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + an N,N-dimethylornithine lipid
(1c) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + an N,N-dimethylornithine lipid = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + an N,N,N-trimethylornithine lipid
Glossary: an ornithine lipid = an Nα-[(3R)-3-(acyloxy)acyl]-L-ornithine
Other name(s): olsG (gene name)
Systematic name: S-adenosyl-L-methionine:ornithine lipid N-methyltransferase
Comments: The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Singulisphaera acidiphila, catalyses three successive methylations of the terminal δ-nitrogen in ornithine lipids.
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References:
1. Escobedo-Hinojosa, W.I., Vences-Guzman, M.A., Schubotz, F., Sandoval-Calderon, M., Summons, R.E., Lopez-Lara, I.M., Geiger, O. and Sohlenkamp, C. OlsG (Sinac_1600) is an ornithine lipid N-methyltransferase from the planctomycete Singulisphaera acidiphila. J. Biol. Chem. 290 (2015) 15102-15111. [PMID: 25925947]