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Biosynthesis of ergothioneine (1) from histidine requires S-adenosylmethionine (SAM), γ-glutamylcysteine and atmospheric oxygen as co-substrates and is catalyzed by EgtABCDE. In the first step, the SAM-dependent methyltransferase EgtD catalyzes histidine-betaine synthesis (2).
