Inositol 4-methyltransferase

inositol 4-methyltransferase
Identifiers
EC number 2.1.1.129
Databases
IntEnz IntEnz view
BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene Ontology AmiGO / QuickGO

In enzymology, an inositol 4-methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.129) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

S-adenosyl-L-methionine + myo-inositol S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 1D-4-O-methyl-myo-inositol

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are S-adenosyl methionine and myo-inositol, whereas its two products are S-adenosylhomocysteine and 1D-4-O-methyl-myo-inositol.

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically those transferring one-carbon group methyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is S-adenosyl-L-methionine:1D-myo-inositol 4-methyltransferase. Other names in common use include myo-inositol 4-O-methyltransferase, S-adenosyl-L-methionine:myo-inositol 4-O-methyltransferase, and myo-inositol 6-O-methyltransferase.

References

    • Vernon DM, Bohnert HJ (1992). "A novel methyl transferase induced by osmotic stress in the facultative halophyte Mesembryanthemum crystallinum". EMBO J. 11 (6): 2077&ndash, 85. PMC 556674. PMID 1600940.
    • Wanek W; Richter A (1995). "Purification and characterization of myo-inositol 6-O-methyltransferase from Vigna umbellata Ohwi et Ohashi". Planta. 197: 427&ndash, 434. doi:10.1007/bf00196663.
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