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Trimethyllysine
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Description
Trimethyllysine (N6,N6,N6-Trimethyl-L-lysine) is a methylated derivative of the amino acid lysine. It is a component of histone proteins, a precursor of carnitine and a coenzyme of fatty acid oxidation. N6,N6,N6-Trimethyl-L-lysine residues are found in a number of proteins and are generated by the action of S-adenosyl-L-methionine on exposed lysine residues. When trimethyllysine is released from cognate proteins via proteolysis, it serves as a precursor for carnitine biosynthesis. Mitochondrial 6-N-trimethyllysine dioxygenase converts 6-N-trimethyllysine to 3-hydroxy-6-N-trimethyllysine as the first step for carnitine biosynthesis. Because the subsequent carnitine biosynthesis enzymes are cytosolic, 3-hydroxy-6-N-trimethyllysine must be transported out of the mitochondria by a putative mitochondrial 6-N-trimethyllysine/3-hydroxy-6-N-trimethyllysine transporter system. Plasma -N-trimethyllysine concentrations are significantly lower in systemic carnitine deficiency patients compared to normal individuals, but no significant difference in urinary -N-trimethyllysine excretion is seen between the two groups.[HMDB ID: HMDB01325] Copyright Copyright ©2005-2009 Genome Alberta (Reference to original publication: Wishart DS, Knox C, Guo AC, et al. HMDB: a knowledgebase for the human metabolome. Nucleic Acids Res. 2009 37(Database issue):D603-610.) Source: Human Metabolome Database
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Trimethyllysine
- Part Display Name
- Trimethyllysine
- Part Type
- Divisors (Divisors only)
- Created On
- 2015-09-24
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- TML
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 三甲基赖氨酸 |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Trimetil lisina |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Trimetil-lisina |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Trimetillizin |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | trimethyllysine |
| fr-FR | French (France) | triméthyllysine |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | trimetylolizyna |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Τριμεθυλολυσίνη Synonyms: Τριμεθυλολυσίνη |
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