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EC 2.1.1.295 Details
EC number
2.1.1.295
Accepted name
2-methyl-6-phytyl-1,4-hydroquinone methyltransferase
Reaction
(1) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 2-methyl-6-phytylbenzene-1,4-diol = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 2,3-dimethyl-6-phytylbenzene-1,4-diol;;(2) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 2-methyl-6-all-trans-nonaprenylbenzene-1,4-diol = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + plastoquinol;;(3) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 6-geranylgeranyl-2-methylbenzene-1,4-diol = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + 6-geranylgeranyl-2,3-dimethylbenzene-1,4-diol
Other name(s)
VTE3 (gene name), 2-methyl-6-solanyl-1,4-hydroquinone methyltransferase, MPBQ/MSBQ methyltransferase, MPBQ/MSBQ MT
Systematic name
S-adenosyl-L-methionine:2-methyl-6-phytyl-1,4-benzoquinol C-3-methyltransferase
Comment
Involved in the biosynthesis of plastoquinol, as well as vitamin E (tocopherols and tocotrienols).
History
created 2014
EC Tree
2.5.1.12 created 1972, deleted 1976
2.5.1.13 created 1972, deleted 1976
2.5.1.14 created 1972, deleted 1976
2.5.1.37 created 1989, deleted 2004
2.5.1.40 created 1992, deleted 1999