Dimethylpropiothetin dethiomethylase

The enzyme dimethylpropiothetin dethiomethylase (EC 4.4.1.3) catalyzes the chemical reaction

S,S-dimethyl-β-propiothetin ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ dimethyl sulfide + acrylate

dimethylpropiothetin dethiomethylase
Identifiers
EC no.	4.4.1.3
CAS no.	9026-85-1
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology	AmiGO / QuickGO
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The enzyme breaks S,S-dimethyl-β-propiothetin into dimethyl sulfide and acrylate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the class of carbon-sulfur lyases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is S,S-dimethyl-β-propiothetin dimethyl-sulfide-lyase (acrylate-forming). Other names in common use include desulfhydrase, and S,S-dimethyl-beta-propiothetin dimethyl-sulfide-lyase.