Nicotianamine synthase

Nicotianamine synthase
Identifiers
EC no.2.5.1.43
CAS no.161515-44-2
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Nicotianamine synthase (EC 2.5.1.43) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

The enzyme converts three units of its substrate, S-adenosyl methionine, into nicotianamine and three units of 5′-methylthioadenosine as a by-product.[1][2]

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring aryl or alkyl groups other than methyl groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is S-adenosyl-L-methionine:S-adenosyl-L-methionine:S-adenosyl-Lmethioni ne 3-amino-3-carboxypropyltransferase. Nicotianamine is a metal-chelating molecule ubiquitous in higher plants that assists in their uptake of metals from soil.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Enzyme 2.5.1.43 at KEGG Pathway Database.
  2. ^ Higuchi, Kyoko; Kanazawa, Kenji; Nishizawa, Naoko-Kishi; Chino, Mitsuo; Mori, Satoshi (1994). "Purification and characterization of nicotianamine synthase from Fe-deficient barley roots". Plant and Soil. 165 (2): 173–179. doi:10.1007/BF00008059.
  3. ^ Takahashi, Michiko; Terada, Yasuko; Nakai, Izumi; et al. (2003). "Role of Nicotianamine in the Intracellular Delivery of Metals and Plant Reproductive Development". The Plant Cell. 15 (6): 1263–1280. doi:10.1105/tpc.010256. PMC 156365. PMID 12782722.
  4. ^ Marschner, Horst (2012). Marschner's Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants. London Waltham, MA: Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-384905-2.