This is a putative pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent methionine gamma-lyase enzyme involved in methionine catabolism.

1: Molecular characterization of the mde operon involved in L-methionine catabolism of Pseudomonas putida. Inoue H, Inagaki K, Eriguchi SI, Tamura T, Esaki N, Soda K, Tanaka H; J Bacteriol. 1997;179:3956-3962. PMID:9190812

2: The primitive protozoon Trichomonas vaginalis contains two methionine gamma-lyase genes that encode members of the gamma-family of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent enzymes. McKie AE, Edlind T, Walker J, Mottram JC, Coombs GH; J Biol Chem. 1998;273:5549-5556. PMID:9488680