Nomenclature
EC number
1.5.3.4
Systematic name
N6-methyl-l-lysine:oxygen oxidoreductase (demethylating)
Recommended name
N6-methyl-lysine oxidase
Synonyms
N6-methyllysine oxidase
ɛ-N-methyllysine demethylase
ɛ-alkyl-l-lysine:oxygen oxidoreductase
ɛ-alkyllysinase
oxidase, N6-methyllysine
Additional information <1> (<1> identical to histone demethylase [1]; <1> same enzyme is responsible for the demethylation of ɛ-N-methyl-l-lysine and of methylated histone [3]) [1, 3]
CAS registry number
37256-28-3
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Paik, W.K.; DiMaria, P.: Enzymatic methylation and demethylation of protein-bound lysine residues. Methods Enzymol., 106, 274–287 (1984)
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(2005). N6-Methyl-lysine oxidase. In: Schomburg, D., Schomburg, I. (eds) Springer Handbook of Enzymes. Springer Handbook of Enzymes, vol 23. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-37648-8_38
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