Optimization of AdoMet production catalyzed by AdoMet
synthetase.
The products of a coupled reaction are shown, where AdoMet synthetase
produces AdoMet, which is then used by M.SssI to methylate substrate
DNA (linearized pUC19). The concentrations of substrates l-methionine and MgATP were each increased from 0.5 to 6 mM for the
60 min reaction time, followed by restriction digestion with HpaII
and gel electrophoresis, shown as a negative image of an ethidium-stained
agarose gel, to determine the extent of DNA methylation achieved with
each substrate level.