4-dimethylallyltryptophan_N-methyltransferase

4-Dimethylallyltryptophan N-methyltransferase

4-Dimethylallyltryptophan N-methyltransferase

Class of enzymes


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 S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 4-dimethylallyl-L-abrine
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The enzyme catalyses a step in the pathway leading to biosynthesis of ergot alkaloids in certain fungi.


References

  1. Rigbers O, Li SM (October 2008). "Ergot alkaloid biosynthesis in Aspergillus fumigatus. Overproduction and biochemical characterization of a 4-dimethylallyltryptophan N-methyltransferase". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283 (40): 26859–68. doi:10.1074/jbc.m804979200. PMID 18678866.

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