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to deoxyadenosine (AdO): classic rSAM reaction, also cogenerates methionine
*''S''-adenosyl homocysteine, releasing methyl radical
*methylthioadenosine (SMT), homoalanine radical

Biochemistry

SAM cycle

The reactions that produce, consume, and regenerate SAM are called the SAM cycle. In the first step of this cycle, the SAM-dependent methylases (EC 2.1.1) that use SAM as a substrate

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