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Histamine N-Methyltransferase MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Histamine N-Methyltransferase
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.913.555.500.500
Unique ID
D006637
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006637
Scope Note
An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a methyl group from S-adenosylmethionine to histamine, forming N-methylhistamine, the major metabolite of histamine in man. EC 2.1.1.8.
Entry Term(s)
Histamine Methyltransferase
Registry Numbers
EC 2.1.1.8
Related Numbers
9029-80-5
CAS Type 1 Name
S-Adenosyl-L-methionine:histamine N-tele-methyltransferase
Previous Indexing
Histamine (1973-1974)
Methyltransferases (1973-1974)
Public MeSH Note
98; see HISTAMINE METHYLTRANSFERASE 1991-97; see METHYLTRANSFERASES 1975-90
History Note
98(75)
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1974/11/19
Revision Date
2003/07/09
Histamine N-Methyltransferase Preferred
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