ExplorEnz: EC 2.1.1.291

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2.1.1.291

Accepted name:

(R,S)-reticuline 7-O-methyltransferase

Reaction:

(1) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + (S)-reticuline = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + (S)-laudanine
(2) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + (R)-reticuline = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + (R)-laudanine

For diagram of laudanine biosynthesis, click here

Glossary:

(S)-reticuline = (1S)-1-[(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-6-methoxy-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-7-ol
(R)-reticuline = (1R)-1-[(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-6-methoxy-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-7-ol
(S)-laudanine = 5-[((1S)-6,7-dimethoxy-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-yl)methyl]-2-methoxyphenol
(R)-laudanine = 5-[((1R)-6,7-dimethoxy-2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolin-1-yl)methyl]-2-methoxyphenol

Systematic name:

S-adenosyl-L-methionine:(R,S)-reticuline 7-O-methyltransferase

Comments:

The enzyme from the plant Papaver somniferum (opium poppy) methylates (S)- and (R)-reticuline with equal efficiency and is involved in the biosynthesis of tetrahydrobenzylisoquinoline alkaloids.

Links to other databases:

BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc

References:

1.	Ounaroon, A., Decker, G., Schmidt, J., Lottspeich, F. and Kutchan, T.M. (R,S)-Reticuline 7-O-methyltransferase and (R,S)-norcoclaurine 6-O-methyltransferase of Papaver somniferum - cDNA cloning and characterization of methyl transfer enzymes of alkaloid biosynthesis in opium poppy. Plant J. 36 (2003) 808–819. [DOI] [PMID: 14675446]
2.	Weid, M., Ziegler, J. and Kutchan, T.M. The roles of latex and the vascular bundle in morphine biosynthesis in the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 101 (2004) 13957–13962. [DOI] [PMID: 15353584]

[EC 2.1.1.291 created 2013]