2.1.1.160: caffeine synthase
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Synonyms
1-N-methyltransferase, 1NMT, 3, 7-dimethylxanthine methyltransferase, 3,7-dimethylxanthine methyltransferase, 7-N-methylxanthine methyltransferase, caffeine synthase, caffeine synthase 1, CCS, CCS1, coffee caffeine synthase 1, CS, CtCS6, DXMT, DXMT1, N-1 methyltransferase, TCS, TCS1, tea caffeine synthase, tea caffeine synthase 1, theobromine 1-N-methyltransferase
ECTree
Systematic Name
Systematic Name on EC 2.1.1.160 - caffeine synthase
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S-adenosyl-L-methionine:3,7-dimethylxanthine N1-methyltransferase
Paraxanthine is the best substrate for this enzyme but the paraxanthine pathway is considered to be a minor pathway for caffeine biosynthesis [2,3].