Theobromine synthase

In enzymology, a theobromine synthase (EC 2.1.1.159) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 7-methylxanthine S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 3,7-dimethylxanthine
Theobromine synthase
Identifiers
EC number2.1.1.159
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are S-adenosyl methionine and 7-methylxanthine, whereas its two products are S-adenosylhomocysteine and 3,7-dimethylxanthine.

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:7-methylxanthine N3-methyltransferase. Other names in common use include monomethylxanthine methyltransferase, MXMT, CTS1, CTS2, and S-adenosyl-L-methionine:7-methylxanthine 3-N-methyltransferase.

References

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    • Uefuji H, Ogita S, Yamaguchi Y, Koizumi N, Sano H (2003). "Molecular cloning and functional characterization of three distinct N-methyltransferases involved in the caffeine biosynthetic pathway in coffee plants". Plant Physiol. 132 (1): 372–80. doi:10.1104/pp.102.019679. PMC 166982. PMID 12746542.
    • Yoneyama N, Morimoto H, Ye CX, Ashihara H, Mizuno K, Kato M (2006). "Substrate specificity of N-methyltransferase involved in purine alkaloids synthesis is dependent upon one amino acid residue of the enzyme". Mol. Genet. Genomics. 275 (2): 125–35. doi:10.1007/s00438-005-0070-z. PMID 16333668.


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