| EC |
2.1.1.53 |
| Accepted name: |
putrescine N-methyltransferase |
| Reaction: |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + putrescine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + N-methylputrescine |
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For diagram of tropane alkaloid biosynthesis, click here |
| Glossary: |
putrescine = butane-1,4-diamine |
| Other name(s): |
putrescine methyltransferase |
| Systematic name: |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine:putrescine N-methyltransferase |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, CAS registry number: 9075-39-2 |
| References: |
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Mizusaki, S., Tanabe, Y., Noguchi, M. and Tamaki, E. Phytochemical studies on tobacco alkaloids. XIV. The occurence and properties of putrescine N-methyltransferase in tobacco roots. Plant Cell Physiol. 12 (1971) 633–640. |
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| [EC 2.1.1.53 created 1976] |
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