ExplorEnz: EC 2.1.1.407

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2.1.1.407

Accepted name:

4-vinylphenol O-methyltransferase

Reaction:

S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 4-vinylphenol = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 4-vinylanisole

Glossary:

4-vinylanisole = 4-methoxystyrene = 1-ethenyl-4-methoxybenzene

Other name(s):

4VPMT1; 4VPMT2

Systematic name:

4-vinylphenol O-methyltransferase

Comments:

Isolated from the insect Locusta migratoria (migratory locust). 4-Vinylanisole is the swarming pheromone for locusts.

Links to other databases:

BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc

References:

1.	Guo, X., Gao, L., Li, S., Gao, J., Wang, Y., Lv, J., Wei, J., Yang, J., Ke, H., Ding, Q., Yang, J., Guo, F., Zhang, H., Lei, X. and Kang, L. Decoding 4-vinylanisole biosynthesis and pivotal enzymes in locusts. Nature 644 (2025) 420–429. [DOI] [PMID: 40562929]

[EC 2.1.1.407 created 2026]