GO molecular function ontology term - GO:0052706 - L-histidine N(alpha)-methyltransferase activity
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0052706
- Name
- L-histidine N(alpha)-methyltransferase activity
- Ontology or CV name
- GO molecular function
- Definition
- Catalysis of the reaction: L-histidine + 3 S-adenosyl-L-methionine <=> 3 H(+) + hercynine + 3 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine. This reaction is the addition of three methyl groups to L-histidine to form N-alpha,N-alpha,N-alpha-trimethyl-L-histidine (also known as hercynine).
