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2.1.1.117 |
Accepted name: |
(S)-scoulerine 9-O-methyltransferase |
Reaction: |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + (S)-scoulerine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + (S)-tetrahydrocolumbamine |
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For diagram of columbamine, palmatine and corydaline biosynthesis, click here |
Systematic name: |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine:(S)-scoulerine 9-O-methyltransferase |
Comments: |
The product of this reaction is a precursor for protoberberine alkaloids in plants |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 96380-65-3 |
References: |
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Muemmler, S., Rueffer, M., Nagakura, N., Zenk, M.H. S-Adenosyl-L-methionine:(S)-scoulerine 9-O-methyltransferase, a highly stereo- and regiospecific enzyme in tetrahydroberberine biosynthesis. Plant Cell Reports 4 (1985) 36–39. [PMID: 24253642] |
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[EC 2.1.1.117 created 1999] |
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