EC |
2.1.1.283 |
Accepted name: |
emodin O-methyltransferase |
Reaction: |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + emodin = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + questin |
Glossary: |
emodin = 1,3,8-trihydroxy-6-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone
questin = 1,6-dihydroxy-8-methoxy-3-methyl-9,10-anthraquinone |
Other name(s): |
EOMT |
Systematic name: |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine:emodin 8-O-methyltransferase |
Comments: |
The enzyme is involved in biosynthesis of the seco-anthraquinone (+)-geodin. |
References: |
1. |
Chen, Z.G., Fujii, I., Ebizuka, Y. and Sankawa, U. Emodin O-methyltransferase from Aspergillus terreus. Arch. Microbiol. 158 (1992) 29–34. [PMID: 1444712] |
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[EC 2.1.1.283 created 2013] |
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