Entry |
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Name |
phenol O-methyltransferase;
PMT
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Class |
Transferases;
Transferring one-carbon groups;
Methyltransferases
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Sysname |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine:phenol O-methyltransferase
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Reaction(IUBMB) |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + phenol = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + anisole [RN: R01239]
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Reaction(KEGG) |
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Substrate |
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Product |
S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine [CPD: C00021];
anisole [CPD: C01403]
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Comment |
Acts on a wide variety of simple alkyl-, methoxy- and halo-phenols.
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History |
EC 2.1.1.25 created 1972
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Reference |
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Authors |
Axelrod J, Daly J. |
Title |
Phenol-O-methyltransferase. |
Journal |
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Other DBs |
ExplorEnz - The Enzyme Database: | 2.1.1.25 |
ExPASy - ENZYME nomenclature database: | 2.1.1.25 |
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