S-adenosylmethionine cycle

id: GO:0033353
name: S-adenosylmethionine cycle
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A cyclic series of interconversions involving S-adenosylmethionine, S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine, L-cysteine, and L-methionine. Couples utilization of the methyl group of SAM with recycling of the homocysteinyl group and regeneration of methionine.

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0046500S-adenosylmethionine metabolic process