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Version5.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2005-11-16 15:48:42 UTC
Update Date2021-09-14 15:41:38 UTC
HMDB IDHMDB0000939
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • HMDB00939
Metabolite Identification
Common NameS-Adenosylhomocysteine
DescriptionS-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine (SAH) is formed by the demethylation of S-adenosyl-L-methionine. S-Adenosylhomocysteine (AdoHcy or SAH) is also the immediate precursor of all of the homocysteine produced in the body. The reaction is catalyzed by S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase and is reversible with the equilibrium favoring formation of SAH. In vivo, the reaction is driven in the direction of homocysteine formation by the action of the enzyme adenosine deaminase which converts the second product of the S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase reaction, adenosine, to inosine. Except for methyl transfer from betaine and from methylcobalamin in the methionine synthase reaction, SAH is the product of all methylation reactions that involve S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) as the methyl donor. Methylation is significant in epigenetic regulation of protein expression via DNA and histone methylation. The inhibition of these SAM-mediated processes by SAH is a proven mechanism for metabolic alteration. Because the conversion of SAH to homocysteine is reversible, with the equilibrium favoring the formation of SAH, increases in plasma homocysteine are accompanied by an elevation of SAH in most cases. Disturbances in the transmethylation pathway indicated by abnormal SAH, SAM, or their ratio have been reported in many neurodegenerative diseases, such as dementia, depression, and Parkinson's disease (PMID:18065573 , 17892439 ). Therefore, when present in sufficiently high levels, S-adenosylhomocysteine can act as an immunotoxin and a metabotoxin. An immunotoxin disrupts, limits the function, or destroys immune cells. A metabotoxin is an endogenous metabolite that causes adverse health effects at chronically high levels. Chronically high levels of S-adenosylhomocysteine are associated with S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) hydrolase deficiency and adenosine deaminase deficiency. S-Adenosylhomocysteine forms when there are elevated levels of homocysteine and adenosine. S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine is a potent inhibitor of S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methylation reactions. It is toxic to immature lymphocytes and can lead to immunosuppression (PMID:221926 ).
Structure
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Synonyms
Chemical FormulaC14H20N6O5S
Average Molecular Weight384.411
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight384.12158847
IUPAC Name(2S)-2-amino-4-({[(2S,3S,4R,5R)-5-(6-amino-9H-purin-9-yl)-3,4-dihydroxyoxolan-2-yl]methyl}sulfanyl)butanoic acid
Traditional NameS-adenosyl-L-homocysteine
CAS Registry Number979-92-0
SMILES
N[C@@H](CCSC[C@H]1O[C@H]([C@H](O)[C@@H]1O)N1C=NC2=C1N=CN=C2N)C(O)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C14H20N6O5S/c15-6(14(23)24)1-2-26-3-7-9(21)10(22)13(25-7)20-5-19-8-11(16)17-4-18-12(8)20/h4-7,9-10,13,21-22H,1-3,15H2,(H,23,24)(H2,16,17,18)/t6-,7+,9+,10+,13+/m0/s1
InChI KeyZJUKTBDSGOFHSH-WFMPWKQPSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as gamma butyrolactones. Gamma butyrolactones are compounds containing a gamma butyrolactone moiety, which consists of an aliphatic five-member ring with four carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, and bears a ketone group on the carbon adjacent to the oxygen atom.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganoheterocyclic compounds
ClassLactones
Sub ClassGamma butyrolactones
Direct ParentGamma butyrolactones
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Gamma butyrolactone
  • Tetrahydrofuran
  • Secondary alcohol
  • Carboxylic acid ester
  • 1,2-diol
  • Oxacycle
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Alcohol
  • Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
Physiological effectNot Available
Disposition
Biological locationSource
Process
Naturally occurring process
Role
Physical Properties
StateSolid
Experimental Molecular Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting Point209 - 211 °CNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Experimental Chromatographic Properties

Experimental Collision Cross Sections

Adduct TypeData SourceCCS Value (Å2)Reference
[M-H]-Not Available185.6http://allccs.zhulab.cn/database/detail?ID=AllCCS00000158
[M+H]+Not Available183.1http://allccs.zhulab.cn/database/detail?ID=AllCCS00000158
Predicted Molecular Properties
Predicted Chromatographic Properties
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Mitochondria
  • Nucleus
  • Endoplasmic reticulum
Biospecimen Locations
  • Blood
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
  • Feces
  • Urine
Tissue Locations
  • Kidney
  • Liver
  • Neuron
  • Placenta
  • Prostate
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
Abnormal Concentrations
Associated Disorders and Diseases
Disease References
Parkinson's disease
  1. Cheng H, Gomes-Trolin C, Aquilonius SM, Steinberg A, Lofberg C, Ekblom J, Oreland L: Levels of L-methionine S-adenosyltransferase activity in erythrocytes and concentrations of S-adenosylmethionine and S-adenosylhomocysteine in whole blood of patients with Parkinson's disease. Exp Neurol. 1997 Jun;145(2 Pt 1):580-5. [PubMed:9217094 ]
Neurodegenerative disease
  1. Obeid R, Kostopoulos P, Knapp JP, Kasoha M, Becker G, Fassbender K, Herrmann W: Biomarkers of folate and vitamin B12 are related in blood and cerebrospinal fluid. Clin Chem. 2007 Feb;53(2):326-33. Epub 2007 Jan 2. [PubMed:17200133 ]
Alzheimer's disease
  1. Linnebank M, Popp J, Smulders Y, Smith D, Semmler A, Farkas M, Kulic L, Cvetanovska G, Blom H, Stoffel-Wagner B, Kolsch H, Weller M, Jessen F: S-adenosylmethionine is decreased in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Neurodegener Dis. 2010;7(6):373-8. doi: 10.1159/000309657. Epub 2010 Jun 3. [PubMed:20523031 ]
Adenosine kinase deficiency
  1. Bjursell MK, Blom HJ, Cayuela JA, Engvall ML, Lesko N, Balasubramaniam S, Brandberg G, Halldin M, Falkenberg M, Jakobs C, Smith D, Struys E, von Dobeln U, Gustafsson CM, Lundeberg J, Wedell A: Adenosine kinase deficiency disrupts the methionine cycle and causes hypermethioninemia, encephalopathy, and abnormal liver function. Am J Hum Genet. 2011 Oct 7;89(4):507-15. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.09.004. Epub 2011 Sep 28. [PubMed:21963049 ]
Eosinophilic esophagitis
  1. Slae, M., Huynh, H., Wishart, D.S. (2014). Analysis of 30 normal pediatric urine samples via NMR spectroscopy (unpublished work). NA.
Associated OMIM IDs
DrugBank IDDB01752
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB031150
KNApSAcK IDC00007230
Chemspider ID388301
KEGG Compound IDC00021
BioCyc IDADENOSYL-HOMO-CYS
BiGG ID33543
Wikipedia LinkS-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine
METLIN ID296
PubChem Compound439155
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID16680
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDAHCYS
MarkerDB IDMDB00000286
Good Scents IDNot Available
References
Synthesis ReferenceHoly, Antonin; Rosenberg, Ivan. Studies on S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine hydrolase. Part XV. An improved synthesis of S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine and related compounds. Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications (1985), 50(7), 1514-18.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References

Only showing the first 10 proteins. There are 94 proteins in total.

Enzymes

General function:
Involved in N-methyltransferase activity
Specific function:
Catalyzes three sequential methylation reactions of phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) by AdoMet, thereby producing phosphatidylcholine (PC).
Gene Name:
PEMT
Uniprot ID:
Q9UBM1
Molecular weight:
23697.395
Reactions
S-Adenosylmethionine + phosphatidyl-N-methylethanolamine → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + phosphatidyl-N-dimethylethanolaminedetails
S-Adenosylmethionine + phosphatidyl-N-dimethylethanolamine → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + phosphatidylcholinedetails
S-Adenosylmethionine + Phosphatidylethanolamine → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + phosphatidyl-N-methylethanolaminedetails
S-Adenosylmethionine + Phosphatidyl-N-dimethylethanolamine → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + Phosphatidylcholinedetails
S-Adenosylmethionine + Phosphatidylethanolamine → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + Phosphatidyl-N-methylethanolaminedetails
General function:
Involved in O-methyltransferase activity
Specific function:
Isoform 1 catalyzes the transfer of a methyl group onto N-acetylserotonin, producing melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine). Isoform 2 and isoform 3 lack enzyme activity.
Gene Name:
ASMT
Uniprot ID:
P46597
Molecular weight:
41660.34
Reactions
S-Adenosylmethionine + N-Acetylserotonin → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + Melatonindetails
S-Adenosylmethionine + 5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + 5-Methoxyindoleacetatedetails
General function:
Involved in magnesium ion binding
Specific function:
Catalyzes the O-methylation, and thereby the inactivation, of catecholamine neurotransmitters and catechol hormones. Also shortens the biological half-lives of certain neuroactive drugs, like L-DOPA, alpha-methyl DOPA and isoproterenol.
Gene Name:
COMT
Uniprot ID:
P21964
Molecular weight:
30036.77
Reactions
S-Adenosylmethionine + a catechol → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + a guaiacoldetails
S-Adenosylmethionine + Norepinephrine → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + Normetanephrinedetails
S-Adenosylmethionine + Epinephrine → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + Metanephrinedetails
S-Adenosylmethionine + 3,4-Dihydroxybenzeneacetic acid → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + Homovanillic aciddetails
S-Adenosylmethionine + Dopamine → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + 3-Methoxytyraminedetails
2-Hydroxyestrone + S-Adenosylmethionine → 2-Methoxyestrone + S-Adenosylhomocysteinedetails
2-Hydroxyestradiol + S-Adenosylmethionine → 2-Methoxyestradiol + S-Adenosylhomocysteinedetails
S-Adenosylmethionine + 3,4-Dihydroxyphenylglycol → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + Vanylglycoldetails
S-Adenosylmethionine + 3,4-Dihydroxymandelic acid → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + Vanillylmandelic aciddetails
General function:
Involved in DNA binding
Specific function:
Histone methyltransferase. Methylates 'Lys-79' of histone H3. Nucleosomes are preferred as substrate compared to free histones. Binds to DNA.
Gene Name:
DOT1L
Uniprot ID:
Q8TEK3
Molecular weight:
164854.41
Reactions
S-Adenosylmethionine + L-lysine-[histone] → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + N(6)-methyl-L-lysine-[histone]details
Protein lysine + S-Adenosylmethionine → Protein N6-methyl-L-lysine + S-Adenosylhomocysteinedetails
S-Adenosylmethionine + Protein N6-methyl-L-lysine → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + Protein N6,N6-dimethyl-L-lysinedetails
S-Adenosylmethionine + Protein N6,N6-dimethyl-L-lysine → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + Protein N6,N6,N6-trimethyl-L-lysinedetails
General function:
Involved in folic acid binding
Specific function:
Catalyzes the methylation of glycine by using S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) to form N-methylglycine (sarcosine) with the concomitant production of S-adenosylhomocysteine (AdoHcy). Possible crucial role in the regulation of tissue concentration of AdoMet and of metabolism of methionine.
Gene Name:
GNMT
Uniprot ID:
Q14749
Molecular weight:
32742.0
Reactions
S-Adenosylmethionine + Glycine → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + Sarcosinedetails
General function:
Involved in histone-lysine N-methyltransferase activity
Specific function:
Histone methyltransferase that specifically monomethylates 'Lys-4' of histone H3. H3 'Lys-4' methylation represents a specific tag for epigenetic transcriptional activation. Plays a central role in the transcriptional activation of genes such as collagenase or insulin. Recruited by IPF1/PDX-1 to the insulin promoter, leading to activate transcription. Has also methyltransferase activity toward non-histone proteins such as p53/TP53, TAF10, and possibly TAF7 by recognizing and binding the [KR]-[STA]-K in substrate proteins. Monomethylates 'Lys-189' of TAF10, leading to increase the affinity of TAF10 for RNA polymerase II. Monomethylates 'Lys-372' of p53/TP53, stabilizing p53/TP53 and increasing p53/TP53-mediated transcriptional activation.
Gene Name:
SETD7
Uniprot ID:
Q8WTS6
Molecular weight:
40720.595
Reactions
S-Adenosylmethionine + L-lysine-[histone] → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + N(6)-methyl-L-lysine-[histone]details
Protein lysine + S-Adenosylmethionine → Protein N6-methyl-L-lysine + S-Adenosylhomocysteinedetails
S-Adenosylmethionine + Protein N6-methyl-L-lysine → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + Protein N6,N6-dimethyl-L-lysinedetails
S-Adenosylmethionine + Protein N6,N6-dimethyl-L-lysine → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + Protein N6,N6,N6-trimethyl-L-lysinedetails
General function:
Involved in methyltransferase activity
Specific function:
Converts noradrenaline to adrenaline.
Gene Name:
PNMT
Uniprot ID:
P11086
Molecular weight:
30854.745
Reactions
S-Adenosylmethionine + 2-Hydroxyphenethylamine → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + N-Methylphenylethanolaminedetails
S-Adenosylmethionine + Norepinephrine → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + Epinephrinedetails
General function:
Involved in methyltransferase activity
Specific function:
S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferase that catalyzes the trimethylation of the amino group of the modified target histidine residue in translation elongation factor 2 (EF-2), to form an intermediate called diphthine. The three successive methylation reactions represent the second step of diphthamide biosynthesis (By similarity).
Gene Name:
DPH5
Uniprot ID:
Q9H2P9
Molecular weight:
31651.17
Reactions
S-Adenosylmethionine + 2-(3-Carboxy-3-aminopropyl)-L-histidine → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + 2-(3-carboxy-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl)-L-histidinedetails
General function:
Involved in methyltransferase activity
Specific function:
Catalyzes the transfer of a methyl group from AdoMet to trivalent arsenicals producing methylated and dimethylated arsenicals. It methylates arsenite to form methylarsonate, Me-AsO(3)H(2), which is reduced by methylarsonate reductase to methylarsonite, Me-As(OH)2. Methylarsonite is also a substrate and it is converted into the much less toxic compound dimethylarsinate (cacodylate), Me(2)As(O)-OH (By similarity).
Gene Name:
AS3MT
Uniprot ID:
Q9HBK9
Molecular weight:
41747.49
Reactions
S-Adenosylmethionine + Arsenite → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + Methylarsonatedetails
S-Adenosylmethionine + Methylarsonite → S-Adenosylhomocysteine + Dimethylarsinic aciddetails
General function:
Involved in transferase activity
Specific function:
Catalyzes the 2-thiolation of uridine at the wobble position (U34) of mitochondrial tRNA(Lys), tRNA(Glu) and tRNA(Gln). Required for the formation of 5-taurinomethyl-2- thiouridine (tm5s2U) of mitochondrial tRNA(Lys), tRNA(Glu), and tRNA(Gln) at the wobble position. ATP is required to activate the C2 atom of the wobble base
Gene Name:
TRMU
Uniprot ID:
O75648
Molecular weight:
47744.3

Only showing the first 10 proteins. There are 94 proteins in total.