sar·co·sine de·hy·dro·gen·ase

[MIM*604455]

an enzyme that cleaves sarcosine using some acceptor to produce glycine, formaldehyde, and a reduced acceptor molecule; a deficiency of this enzyme will result in sarcosinemia.

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Sarcosine in the presence of an enzyme, Sarcosine dehydrogenase is converted into glycine, while another enzyme, Glycine - N- methyl transferase generates Sarcosine by degradation of glycine.

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MIXED LIGAND COMPLEXES OFCOBALT WITH 1,10- PHENANTHROLINE AND SARCOSINE

DMG is converted into sarcosine and sarcosine is converted into glycine by two oxidative demethylation steps mediated by DMG dehydrogenase (DMGDH; EC 1.5.99.2) and sarcosine dehydrogenase (EC 1.5.99.1), respectively.

Defect in dimethylglycine dehydrogenase, a new inborn error of metabolism: NMR spectroscopy study

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