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Protein Methyltransferases MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Protein Methyltransferases
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.913.555.500.800
Unique ID
D011496
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011496
Annotation
do not confuse with PROTEIN O-METHYLTRANSFERASE
Scope Note
Enzymes that catalyze the methylation of amino acids after their incorporation into a polypeptide chain. S-Adenosyl-L-methionine acts as the methylating agent. EC 2.1.1.
Entry Term(s)
Protein Methylase
Protein Methylases
Protein Methyltransferase
Registry Numbers
EC 2.1.1.-
Related Numbers
9068-28-4
NLM Classification #
QU 141
Previous Indexing
Methyltransferases (1971-1976)
Proteins (1966-1976)
S-Adenosylmethionine (1971-1976)
specific protein
Public MeSH Note
77
History Note
77
Date Introduced
1977/01/01
Last Updated
2020/06/18
Protein Methyltransferases Preferred
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