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S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAMe) serves as the methyl group donor for several transmethylase enzyme systems, the best known being catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT), whose intracellular distribution is similar to that of SAMe (3); many other transmethylation reactions, however, are SAMe-dependent (6).
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Andreoli, V.M., Maffei, F., Tonon, G.C. (1978). S-Adenosyl-L-Methionine (SAMe) Blood Levels in Schizophrenia and Depression. In: Andreoli, V.M., Agnoli, A., Fazio, C. (eds) Transmethylations and the Central Nervous System. Monographien aus dem Gesamtgebiete der Psychiatrie, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-88516-7_16
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