3-methylquercetin 7-O-methyltransferase

3-methylquercitin 7-O-methyltransferase
Identifiers
EC no.2.1.1.82
CAS no.96477-62-2
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3-methylquercetin 7-O-methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.82) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

2D representation of the chemical structure of Q23068616.
3-O-methylquercetin
+ SAM
 
 
 
 
Rightward reaction arrow
 
 
 
2D representation of the chemical structure of Q27102757.
3,7-dimethylquercetin
+ SAH
 

This is a methylation reaction in which 3-O-methylquercetin is converted to 3,7-dimethylquercetin. The methyl group comes from the cofactor, S-adenosyl methionine (SAM), which becomes S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine (SAH).[1]

The 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:5,7,3',4'-tetrahydroxy-3-methoxyflavone 7-O-methyltransferase. Other names in common use include flavonol 7-O-methyltransferase, flavonol 7-methyltransferase, 7-OMT, S-adenosyl-L-methionine:3',4',5,7-tetrahydroxy-3-methoxyflavone, 7-O-methyltransferase, and 3-methylquercitin 7-O-methyltransferase [mis-spelt].[2] It can be found in Chrysosplenium americanum (American Golden Saxifrage).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 De Luca V, Ibrahim RK (1985). "Enzymatic synthesis of polymethylated flavonols in Chrysosplenium americanum. I. Partial purification and some properties of S-adenosyl-L-methionine:flavonol 3-, 6-, 7-, and 4'-O-methyltransferases". Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 238 (2): 596–605. doi:10.1016/0003-9861(85)90205-X. PMID 3994393.
  2. ↑ Enzyme 2.1.1.82 at KEGG Pathway Database.