Entry
Name
phenazine-1-carboxylate N-methyltransferase;
phzM (gene name)
Class
Transferases;
Transferring one-carbon groups;
Methyltransferases
BRITE hierarchy
Sysname
S-adenosyl-L-methionine:phenazine-1-carboxylate 5-methyltransferase
Reaction(IUBMB)
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + phenazine-1-carboxylate = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 5-methylphenazine-1-carboxylate [RN:
R11533 ]
Reaction(KEGG)
Substrate
S-adenosyl-L-methionine [CPD:
C00019 ];
phenazine-1-carboxylate [CPD:
C21442 ]
Product
S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine [CPD:
C00021 ];
5-methylphenazine-1-carboxylate [CPD:
C21295 ]
Comment
The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, is involved in the biosynthesis of pyocyanin, a toxin produced and secreted by the organism. The enzyme is active in vitro only in the presence of EC
1.14.13.218 , 5-methylphenazine-1-carboxylate 1-monooxygenase.
History
EC 2.1.1.327 created 2016
Pathway
ec01110 Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
Orthology
K21103 phenazine-1-carboxylate N-methyltransferase
Genes
PAEB : NCGM1900_0750(phzM)
ACTU : Actkin_02821(tcmN_2)
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Taxonomy
Reference
Authors
Parsons JF, Greenhagen BT, Shi K, Calabrese K, Robinson H, Ladner JE
Title
Structural and functional analysis of the pyocyanin biosynthetic protein PhzM from Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Journal
Sequence
Other DBs
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: 2.1.1.327