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EC 2.1.1.337 Details
EC number
2.1.1.337
Accepted name
reticuline N-methyltransferase
Reaction
(1) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + (S)-reticuline = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + (S)-tembetarine;;(2) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + (S)-corytuberine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + (S)-magnoflorine
Other name(s)
RNMT
Systematic name
S-adenosyl-L-methionine:(S)-reticuline N-methyltransferase
Comment
The enzyme from opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) can also methylate (R)-reticuline, tetrahydropapaverine, (S)-glaucine and (S)-bulbocapnine. It is involved in the biosynthesis of the quaternary benzylisoquinoline alkaloid magnoflorine.
History
created 2017
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