From N-Methyltaurine to Methylamine and Sulfoacetaldehyde

Graphic of the reaction.

Medline reference
Weinitschke S, Denger K, Smits TH, Hollemeyer K, Cook AM. Microbiology (2006) 152(Pt 4): 1179-86.

Search Medline for n-methyltaurine/me AND bacteria.
3 citations on March 09, 2012. 
           N-Methyltaurine           
                  |
                  |  H2O + cyc cox
  N-methyltaurine | /
    dehydrogenase |/
         1.4.99.2 | Search GenBank, 32 hits on Apr. 03, 2012
            Kyoto |\
           ExPASy | \
                  |  cyc cred
                  v
   Methylamine + Sulfoacetaldehyde
Display a pathway starting from this reaction.

EAWAG-BBD Biotransformation rules in accord with this reaction:
primary Amine -----> Aldehyde or Ketone (bt0063)
[N-Oleoyl-N-methyltaurine] [BBD Main Menu]

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This is the EAWAG-BBD reaction, reacID# r1565.
It was generated on November 12, 2025 at 2:31:48 PM CST. 

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