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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
EC Tree
3.1.1.9 created 1961, deleted 1972
3.1.1.12 created 1961, deleted 1972
3.1.1.16 created 1961, deleted 1972
3.1.1.18 created 1961, deleted 1982
3.1.1.62 created 1989, deleted 1992
3.1.1.69 created 1992, deleted 2002