4-Dimethylallyltryptophan N-methyltransferase
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4-dimethylallyltryptophan N-methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.261, fgaMT (gene), easF (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name S-adenosyl-L-methionine:4-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-L-tryptophan N-methyltransferase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
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| EC no. | 2.1.1.261 | ||||||||
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| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
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- S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 4-dimethylallyl-L-tryptophan S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 4-dimethylallyl-L-abrine
The enzyme catalyses a step in the pathway leading to biosynthesis of ergot alkaloids in certain fungi.
References
edit- ^ Rigbers O, Li SM (October 2008). "Ergot alkaloid biosynthesis in Aspergillus fumigatus. Overproduction and biochemical characterization of a 4-dimethylallyltryptophan N-methyltransferase". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283 (40): 26859–68. doi:10.1074/jbc.m804979200. PMID 18678866.
External links
edit- 4-dimethylallyltryptophan+N-methyltransferase at the U.S. National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
