NNMT, Official Symbol NNMTprovided by HGNC Official Full Name nicotinamide N-methyltransferaseprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:7861 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000166741 MIM:600008; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7861 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Summary N-methylation is one method by which drug and other xenobiotic compounds are metabolized by the liver. This gene encodes the protein responsible for this enzymatic activity which uses S-adenosyl methionine as the methyl donor. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in liver (RPKM 188.3), appendix (RPKM 69.3) and 10 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all