Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase
"Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the decarboxylation of S-adenosyl-L-methionine to yield 5'-deoxy-(5'-),3-aminopropyl-(1), methylsulfonium salt. It is one of the enzymes responsible for the synthesis of spermidine from putrescine. EC 4.1.1.50.
| Descriptor ID |
D012437
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.520.224.125.050
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| Concept/Terms |
Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase- Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase
- Decarboxylase, Adenosylmethionine
- S-Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase
- Decarboxylase, S-Adenosylmethionine
- S Adenosylmethionine Decarboxylase
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Singh R, Pervin S, Wu G, Chaudhuri G. Activation of caspase-3 activity and apoptosis in MDA-MB-468 cells by N(omega)-hydroxy-L-arginine, an inhibitor of arginase, is not solely dependent on reduction in intracellular polyamines. Carcinogenesis. 2001 Nov; 22(11):1863-9.
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Yakubu MA, Majumder S, Kierszenbaum F. Inhibition of S-adenosyl-L-methionine (AdoMet) decarboxylase by the decarboxylated AdoMet analog 5'-([(Z)-4-amino-2-butenyl]methylamino)-5'-deoxyadenosine (MDL 73811) decreases the capacities of Trypanosoma cruzi to infect and multiply within a mammalian host cell. J Parasitol. 1993 Aug; 79(4):525-32.