Tellurite methyltransferase

Tellurite methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.265, TehB) is an enzyme with systematic name S-adenosyl-L-methionine:tellurite methyltransferase.^[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

S-adenosyl-L-methionine + tellurite ${\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons }$ S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + methanetelluronate

Tellurite methyltransferase
Identifiers
EC no.	2.1.1.265
Databases
IntEnz	IntEnz view
BRENDA	BRENDA entry
ExPASy	NiceZyme view
KEGG	KEGG entry
MetaCyc	metabolic pathway
PRIAM	profile
PDB structures	RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
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The enzyme is involved in the detoxification of tellurite.