4-Dimethylallyltryptophan N-methyltransferase

4-dimethylallyltryptophan N-methyltransferase
Identifiers
EC number 2.1.1.261
Databases
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BRENDA BRENDA entry
ExPASy NiceZyme view
KEGG KEGG entry
MetaCyc metabolic pathway
PRIAM profile
PDB structures RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum

4-dimethylallyltryptophan N-methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.261, fgaMT (gene), easF (gene)) is an enzyme with systematic name S-adenosyl-L-methionine:4-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-L-tryptophan N-methyltransferase.[1] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 4-dimethylallyl-L-tryptophan \rightleftharpoons S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 4-dimethylallyl-L-abrine

The enzyme catalyses a step in the pathway leading to biosynthesis of ergot alkaloids in certain fungi.

References

  1. Rigbers, O. and Li, S.M. (2008). "Ergot alkaloid biosynthesis in Aspergillus fumigatus. Overproduction and biochemical characterization of a 4-dimethylallyltryptophan N-methyltransferase". J. Biol. Chem. 283: 26859–26868. doi:10.1074/jbc.m804979200. PMID 18678866.

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