EC |
2.1.1.18 |
Accepted name: |
polysaccharide O-methyltransferase |
Reaction: |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + a (1→4)-α-D-glucooligosaccharide = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + an oligosaccharide containing 6-methyl-D-glucose units |
Other name(s): |
polysaccharide methyltransferase; acylpolysacharide 6-methyltransferase; S-adenosyl-L-methionine:1,4-α-D-glucan 6-O-methyltransferase |
Systematic name: |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine:(1→4)-α-D-glucan 6-O-methyltransferase |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 37205-56-4 |
References: |
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Ferguson, J.A. and Ballou, C.E. Biosynthesis of a mycobacterial lipopolysaccharide. Properties of the polysaccharide methyltransferase. J. Biol. Chem. 245 (1970) 4213–4223. [PMID: 5503262] |
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[EC 2.1.1.18 created 1972] |
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