Tricin synthase

Tricin synthase
Identifiers
EC no.2.1.1.175
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Tricin synthase (EC 2.1.1.175, ROMT-17, ROMT-15, HvOMT1, ZmOMT1) is an enzyme with systematic name S-adenosyl-L-methionine:tricetin 3',5'-O-dimethyltransferase.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following overall chemical reaction

+ 2 SAM
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
+ 2 SAH
 


The enzyme adds two methyl groups, in sequence, to the flavone tricetin. The first goes on one of the ortho positions in the ring which has three phenolic oxygens, followed by the other, to give tricin. The methyl groups come from the cofactor, S-adenosyl methionine (SAM), which becomes S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine (SAH). The enzyme was characterised from Oryza sativa (ROMT-15 and ROMT-17).[3]

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References

  1. ^ Enzyme 2.1.1.175 at KEGG Pathway Database.
  2. ^ Zhou JM, Fukushi Y, Wollenweber E, Ibrahim RK (2008). "Characterization of two O-methyltransferase-like genes in barley and maize". Pharm. Biol. 46: 26–34. doi:10.1080/13880200701729745.
  3. ^ Lee, Y.J.; Kim, B.G.; Chong, Y.; Lim, Y.; Ahn, J.H. (2008). "Cation dependent O-methyltransferases from rice". Planta. 227: 641–647. doi:10.1007/s00425-007-0646-4. PMID 17943312.