Magnesium protoporphyrin IX methyltransferase

magnesium protoporphyrin IX methyltransferase
Identifiers
EC number 2.1.1.11
CAS number 9029-82-7
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, a magnesium protoporphyrin IX methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.11) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

S-adenosyl-L-methionine + magnesium protoporphyrin IX S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + magnesium protoporphyrin IX 13-methyl ester

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are S-adenosyl methionine and magnesium protoporphyrin IX, whereas its two products are S-adenosylhomocysteine and magnesium protoporphyrin IX 13-methyl ester.

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:magnesium-protoporphyrin-IX O-methyltransferase. This enzyme participates in porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism.

References

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    • Shepherd M, Reid JD, Hunter CN (2003). "Purification and kinetic characterization of the magnesium protoporphyrin IX methyltransferase from Synechocystis PCC6803". Biochem. J. 371 (Pt 2): 351&ndash, 60. doi:10.1042/BJ20021394. PMC 1223276. PMID 12489983.
    • Bollivar DW, Jiang ZY, Bauer CE, Beale SI (1994). "Heterologous expression of the bchM gene product from Rhodobacter capsulatus and demonstration that it encodes S-adenosyl-L-methionine:Mg-protoporphyrin IX methyltransferase". J. Bacteriol. 176 (17): 5290&ndash, 6. PMC 196713. PMID 8071204.
    • Gibson LC, Hunter CN (1994). "The bacteriochlorophyll biosynthesis gene, bchM, of Rhodobacter sphaeroides encodes S-adenosyl-L-methionine: Mg protoporphyrin IX methyltransferase". FEBS Lett. 352 (2): 127&ndash, 30. doi:10.1016/0014-5793(94)00934-1. PMID 7925960.
    • Ebbon JG, Tait GH (1969). "Studies on S-adenosylmethionine-magnesium protoporphyrin methyltransferase in Euglena gracilis strain Z". Biochem. J. 111 (4): 573&ndash, 82. PMC 1187578. PMID 5774480.


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