DNA methylation by M.SssI using different AdoMet analogues produced
by the AdoMet synthetase-catalyzed activation of methionine derivatives.
The methionine substrates included l-methionine (Met), l-methionine methyl (MME) and ethyl (MEE) esters produced by C. jejuni AdoMet synthetase and tested at 100 ± 5 μM,
and N-acetyl-l-methionine (NAM) and N,N-dimethylmethionine (DMM) produced by N. meningitidis AdoMet synthetase and tested at ∼10
and <5 μM, respectively. The methylation of 1 μg of
linearized pUC19 DNA was conducted for 1 h at 37 °C, followed
by digestion with HpaII and gel electrophoresis.