| trimethylamine | <chemistry> A colourless volatile alkaline liquid, N.(CH3)3, obtained from herring brine, beet roots, etc, with a characteristic herringlike odour. It is regarded as a substituted ammonia containing three methyl groups. Origin: Trimethyl- + amine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| trimethylamine-coenzyme M methyltransferase | <enzyme> A corrinoid protein from methanosarcina barkeri Registry number: EC 2.1.1.- Synonym: trimethylamine hs-com methyltransferase, tmcm methyltransferase (26 Jun 1999) |