| EC |
2.1.1.119 |
| Accepted name: |
10-hydroxydihydrosanguinarine 10-O-methyltransferase |
| Reaction: |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 10-hydroxydihydrosanguinarine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + dihydrochelirubine |
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For diagram of chelirubine, macarpine and sanguinarine biosynthesis, click here |
| Systematic name: |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine:10-hydroxydihydrosanguinarine 10-O-methyltransferase |
| Comments: |
This reaction is part of the pathway for synthesis of benzophenanthridine alkaloids in plants. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 144388-39-6 |
| References: |
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De-Eknamkul, W., Tanahashi, T. and Zenk, M.H. Enzymic 10-hydroxylation and 10-O-methylation of dihydrosanguinarine in dihydrochelirubine formation by Eschscholtzia. Phytochemistry 31 (1992) 2713–2717. |
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| [EC 2.1.1.119 created 1999] |
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