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Literature summary for 2.1.1.95 extracted from

  • Shigeoka, S.; Ishiko, H.; Nakano, Y.; Mitsunaga, T.
    Isolation and properties of gamma-tocopherol methyltransferase in Euglena gracilis (1992), Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1128, 220-226.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
dithiothreitol slight stimulation Euglena gracilis

General Stability

General Stability Organism
very labile in absence of MnCl2, complete inactivation within 36 h at 4°C, 50% loss of activity after 7 h at 4°C, stabilized by addition of 1 mM MnCl2, only 15% loss of activity after 90 h at 4°C Euglena gracilis

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
Cu2+
-
Euglena gracilis
Fe2+
-
Euglena gracilis

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.05
-
S-adenosyl-L-methionine
-
Euglena gracilis

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
chloroplast
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Euglena gracilis 9507
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membrane loosely bound to outer chloroplast membrane Euglena gracilis 16020
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Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
additional information no effect with Mg2+, Ca2+, K+ and Na+ Euglena gracilis

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
150000
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gel filtration Euglena gracilis

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + gamma-tocopherol Euglena gracilis biosynthesis of alpha-tocopherol S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + alpha-tocopherol
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?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Euglena gracilis
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-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
partial Euglena gracilis

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
0.004
-
purified enzyme Euglena gracilis

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + beta-tocopherol 70% as effective as gamma-tocopherol Euglena gracilis ?
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?
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + delta-tocopherol 35% as effective as gamma-tocopherol Euglena gracilis S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + beta-tocopherol
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?
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + gamma-tocopherol
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Euglena gracilis S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + alpha-tocopherol
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?
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + gamma-tocopherol biosynthesis of alpha-tocopherol Euglena gracilis S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + alpha-tocopherol
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?

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
35
-
-
Euglena gracilis

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
7.5
-
-
Euglena gracilis

pH Stability

pH Stability pH Stability Maximum Comment Organism
7 8
-
Euglena gracilis