| EC |
2.1.1.89 |
| Accepted name: |
tetrahydrocolumbamine 2-O-methyltransferase |
| Reaction: |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 5,8,13,13a-tetrahydrocolumbamine = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + tetrahydropalmatine |
| Other name(s): |
tetrahydrocolumbamine methyltransferase |
| Systematic name: |
S-adenosyl-L-methionine:5,8,13,13a-tetrahydrocolumbamine 2-O-methyltransferase |
| Comments: |
Involved in the biosynthesis of the berberine alkaloids. |
| References: |
| 1. |
Beecher, C.W.W. and Kelleher, W.J. Enzymatic study of the late stages of protoberberine alkaloid biosynthesis. Tetrahedron Lett. 25 (1984) 4595–4598. |
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