Inositol 4-methyltransferase

Inositol 4-methyltransferase
Identifiers
EC no.2.1.1.129
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Inositol 4-methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.129) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

+ SAM
 
 
 
 
Rightward reaction arrow
 
 
 
+ SAH
 

This is a methylation reaction in which inositol (myo-inositol) is converted to ononitol. The methyl group comes from the cofactor, S-adenosyl methionine (SAM), which becomes S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine (SAH). The enzyme has been characterised from Mesembryanthemum crystallinum and Vigna umbellata.[1][2]

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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Vernon DM, Bohnert HJ (1992). "A novel methyl transferase induced by osmotic stress in the facultative halophyte Mesembryanthemum crystallinum". EMBO J. 11 (6): 2077–85. doi:10.1002/j.1460-2075.1992.tb05266.x. PMC 556674. PMID 1600940.
  2. ↑ Wanek W; Richter A (1995). "Purification and characterization of myo-inositol 6-O-methyltransferase from Vigna umbellata Ohwi et Ohashi". Planta. 197 (3): 427–434. Bibcode:1995Plant.197..427W. doi:10.1007/bf00196663.
  3. ↑ Enzyme 2.1.1.129 at KEGG Pathway Database.