From Trimethylamine to Formaldehyde and Dimethylamine

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Shi W, Mersfelder J, Hille R. J Biol Chem (2005) 280(21): 20239-46.

Search Medline titles for trimethylamine dehydrogenase metabolism AND bacteria.
24 citations on September 11, 2012. 
          Trimethylamine           
                 |
                 |  H2O + FAD
  trimethylamine | /
   dehydrogenase |/
         1.5.8.2 | Search GenBank, 107 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
           Kyoto |\
          ExPASy | \
                 |  FADH2
                 v
   Formaldehyde + Dimethylamine
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EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
tertiary Amine -----> secondary Amine + Aldehyde or Ketone (bt0063)
[Hexadecyltrimethylammonium Chloride] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1378.
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