S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine; methylthioadenosine; thiomethyladenosine; 5'-methylthioadenosine

Introduction

formed from S-adenosylmethioninamine in the conversion of putrescine to spermidine catalyzed by spermidine synthase

S-adenosylmethioninamine + putrescine
       <-->
5'-S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine + spermidine

More general terms

• purine nucleoside
• thioether

Additional terms

• S-adenosyl methionine (AdoMet, SAM, ademetionine)

Database

• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=439415
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=1078