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EC 2.1.1.316 Details
EC number
2.1.1.316
Accepted name
mitomycin 6-O-methyltransferase
Reaction
(1) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 6-demethylmitomycin A = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + mitomycin A;; (2) S-adenosyl-L-methionine + 6-demethylmitomycin B = S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + mitomycin B
Other name(s)
MmcR,
mitomycin 7-O-methyltransferase (incorrect),
S-adenosyl-L-methionine:7-demethylmitomycin-A 7-O-methyltransferase (incorrect)
Systematic name
S-adenosyl-L-methionine:6-demethylmitomycin-A 6-O-methyltransferase
Comment
The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Streptomyces lavendulae, is involved in the biosynthesis of the quinone-containing antibiotics mitomycin A and mitomycin B.
History
created 2015
EC Tree
2.8.3.4 created 1961, deleted 1964