Entry
Name
(iso)eugenol O-methyltransferase
Class
Transferases;
Transferring one-carbon groups;
Methyltransferases
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
S-adenosyl-L-methionine:isoeugenol O-methyltransferase
Reaction(IUBMB)
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + isoeugenol = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + isomethyleugenol [RN:
R07240 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
S-adenosyl-L-methionine [CPD:
C00019 ];
isoeugenol [CPD:
C10469 ]
Product
S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine [CPD:
C00021 ];
isomethyleugenol [CPD:
C10478 ]
Comment
Acts on eugenol and chavicol as well as isoeugenol.
History
EC 2.1.1.146 created 2002
Pathway
ec00940 Phenylpropanoid biosynthesis
ec01110 Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
Orthology
K17057 (iso)eugenol O-methyltransferase
K17058 eugenol/chavicol O-methyltransferase
Reference
Authors
Wang J, Pichersky E.
Title
Characterization of S-adenosyl-L-methionine:(iso)eugenol O-methyltransferase involved in floral scent production in Clarkia breweri.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Gang DR, Lavid N, Zubieta C, Chen F, Beuerle T, Lewinsohn E, Noel JP, Pichersky E
Title
Characterization of phenylpropene O-methyltransferases from sweet basil: facile change of substrate specificity and convergent evolution within a plant O-methyltransferase family.
Journal
Sequence
Other DBs
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.1.1.146