| EC |
2.1.1.120 |
| Accepted name: |
12-hydroxydihydrochelirubine 12-O-methyltransferase |
| Reaction: |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 12-hydroxydihydrochelirubine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + dihydromacarpine |
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For diagram of chelirubine, macarpine and sanguinarine biosynthesis, click here |
| Systematic name: |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine:12-hydroxydihydrochelirubine 12-O-methyltransferase |
| Comments: |
This reaction is part of the pathway for synthesis of benzophenanthridine alkaloid macarpine in plants. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 158736-40-4 |
| References: |
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Kammerer, L., De-Eknamkul, W. and Zenk, M.H. Enzymic 12-hydroxylation and 12-O-methylation of dihydrochelirubine in dihydromacarpine formation by Thalictrum bulgaricum. Phytochemistry 36 (1994) 1409–1416. |
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| [EC 2.1.1.120 created 1999] |
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