FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as AS3MT_HUMAN, AS3MT, CYT19. Catalyzes the transfer of a methyl group from AdoMet to trivalent arsenicals producing methylated and dimethylated arsenicals (PubMed:16407288, PubMed:25997655). It methylates arsenite to form methylarsonate, Me-AsO(3)H(2), which is reduced by methylarsonate reductase to methylarsonite, Me-As(OH)2 (PubMed:16407288, PubMed:25997655). Methylarsonite is also a substrate and it is converted into the much less toxic compound dimethylarsinate (cacodylate), Me(2)As(O)-OH (PubMed:16407288, PubMed:25997655).

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enzyme classification
PhosphoSitePlus

AS3MT

Arsenite methyltransferase

AS3MT

Molecular Synopsis