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EC | 2.1.5.1 | ||
Accepted name: | sesamin methylene transferase | ||
Reaction: | (1) (+)-sesamin + tetrahydrofolate = (+)-demethylpiperitol + 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate (2) (+)-demethylpiperitol + tetrahydrofolate = (+)-didemethylpinoresinol + 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate |
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Glossary: | (+)-sesamin = 5,5′-[(1S,3aR,4S,6aR)-tetrahydro-1H,3H-furo[3,4-c]furan-1,4-diyl]bis(1,3-benzodioxole) (+)-demethylpiperitol = 4-[(1S,3aR,4S,6aR)-4-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)tetrahydro-1H,3H-furo[3,4-c]furan-1-yl]benzene-1,2-diol (+)-didemethylpinoresinol = 4-[(1S,3aR,4S,6aR)-4-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)tetrahydro-1H,3H-furo[3,4-c]furan-1-yl]benzene-1,2-diol |
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Other name(s): | sesA (gene name) | ||
Systematic name: | (+)-sesamin:tetrahydrofolate N-methylenetransferase | ||
Comments: | This enzyme was characterized from the bacterium Sinomonas sp. No.22. It catalyses a cleavage of a methylene bridge, followed by the transfer of the methylene group to tetrahydrofolate. The enzyme is also active with (+)-episesamin, (–)-asarinin, (+)-sesaminol, (+)-sesamolin, and piperine. | ||
Links to other databases: | BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc | ||
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