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| EC | 2.1.1.160 | ||||||||
| Accepted name: | caffeine synthase | ||||||||
| Reaction: | (1) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 3,7-dimethylxanthine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine (2) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 1,7-dimethylxanthine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine (3) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 7-methylxanthine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 3,7-dimethylxanthine |
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| For diagram of caffeine biosynthesis, click here | |||||||||
| Glossary: | theobromine = 3,7-dimethylxanthine paraxanthine = 1,7-dimethylxanthine caffeine = 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine |
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| Other name(s): | dimethylxanthine methyltransferase; 3N-methyltransferase; DXMT; CCS1; S-adenosyl-L-methionine:3,7-dimethylxanthine 1-N-methyltransferase | ||||||||
| Systematic name: | S-adenosyl-L-methionine:3,7-dimethylxanthine N1-methyltransferase | ||||||||
| Comments: | Paraxanthine is the best substrate for this enzyme but the paraxanthine pathway is considered to be a minor pathway for caffeine biosynthesis [2,3]. | ||||||||
| Links to other databases: | BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB | ||||||||
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